BeeZero

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Linde Hydrogen Concepts GmbH

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Seat Pullach im Isar Valley , Germany
management Andreas Wittmann
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Website www.beezero.com

BeeZero car sharing

BeeZero was a car sharing service operated by Linde Hydrogen Concepts GmbH based in Pullach in the Isar valley since 2016 . For the first time in the world, only hydrogen fueled fuel cell vehicles (FCEV) were used for the zone-based system . The offer was discontinued on June 30, 2018.

history

The Linde Hydrogen Concepts GmbH (LHC) was established in December 2015 of Linde AG based in Munich. On April 7, 2016, the company started the world's first operation of a car sharing system with hydrogen cars under the brand name BeeZero in Munich. For this purpose, 50 hydrogen-powered Hyundai ix35 FCEVs were purchased. On March 9, 2018, BeeZero announced that it would cease its activities on July 1, 2018. The reason given was that the offer was not economically viable in the long term.

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Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell

BeeZero was a zone-based car sharing in which the vehicles were distributed to specific parking zones within the city. A car that was rented in a certain parking zone must also be returned in this parking zone. The fuel cell technology used enables the emission-free operation of the Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell, for which Beezero specified a range of 400 km , by directly converting hydrogen into electrical energy . The fill level and the range of each vehicle were displayed via the app and on the homepage. The customers could not refuel themselves, the vehicles were filled by employees. The hydrogen required came from the parent company Linde, a manufacturer of technical gases .

Only Hyundai ix35 SUVs were available . In order to be able to take advantage of the offer, a registration fee was paid. As with other systems, booking was made online or via a mobile phone app. Use was billed by hours and / or kilometers. In addition, various all-inclusive packages were offered. BeeZero's prices were on par with other providers such as DriveNow , Car2go and Sixt .

Web links

  • BeeZero website is no longer available

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lukas Bay: Once hydrogen to take with you. In: Handelsblatt . April 7, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Sebastian Viehmann: BeeZero car sharing now for everyone: zero emissions, 400 kilometers range. In: Focus . April 7, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016 .
  3. ↑ BeeZero relies on hydrogen. In: image . April 19, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Bernd Conrad: Fuel cell cars for everyone from Linde. In: auto motor und sport . August 9, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016 .
  5. ↑ The race for the fuel cell in the car. In: FAZ . August 15, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016 .
  6. ↑ BeeZero - Information on the setting of the BeeZero service. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 31, 2018 ; accessed on September 25, 2019 .
  7. ↑ BeeZero - Car sharing with hydrogen. Retrieved July 31, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Examples:
    Reserl Theresienstraße 90, 80333 Munich, Germany Tank: 95% - 380km
    Rudi Heßstraße 77, 80797 Munich, Germany Tank: 87% - 348km
  9. ^ A b Max Wiesmüller: BeeZero: Linde starts car sharing with hydrogen cars in Munich. In: Computer Bild . August 16, 2016, accessed September 28, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Linde starts car rental with fuel cell SUVs. In: N24 . August 15, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016 .