The sixth training unit focuses on fuel cell electric vehicles (FCVs). After introducing the basics of fuels and all types of fuel cells, the focus is given on the polymer membrane fuel cell (PEM) and the functionality, the efficiency and operating characteristics. The second part deals with fuel powertrain assemblies such as the full range FC-system or the range extender application. In the last part some benchmark vehicles are selected and presented.
The element introduces the most important vehicles from the small community of commercially available fuel cell vehicles. Only a few are currently on the market, especially examples from Asian Countries (Japan, Korea) can be regarded as benchmark examples. This section shall provide an overview on these interesting vehicles and give insights into their technology and design philosophy.