Mercedes-Benz NECAR

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The acronym NECAR stands for New Electric Car (dt .: new electric vehicle) and was used by Daimler-Benz , later DaimlerChrysler (today Daimler AG ) for test vehicles with electric drive and fuel cells to generate electricity. Sometimes the name is also used as an acronym for No Emission Car , which also indicates vehicles with electric drive. In addition, the name alludes to the Neckar river , on which the company's headquarters in Stuttgart is located.

NECAR 1

NeCar (MB 180BZ)

NeCar (New Electric Car) was introduced in 1994 on the basis of the Mercedes-Benz MB 100 as the first fuel cell car from Daimler-Benz AG and is now in the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. The fuel cell converts hydrogen and oxygen into water. This creates electrical energy that drives an electric motor. The systems required to generate electricity fill the entire cargo space of the van.

NECAR 2

The NECAR 2 followed on May 14, 1996. The basis was a Mercedes-Benz W 638 (V-Class) with a high roof for the hydrogen tanks.

All other NECAR models were based on the Mercedes-Benz A-Class of the Mercedes-Benz series 168 .

NECAR 3

At the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt in 1997, the NECAR 3 was shown, in which methanol was the first fuel cell vehicle to use methanol as a hydrogen carrier. Due to the space required by the methanol reformer , the vehicle only had two seats. With the NECAR 3, a top speed of 120 km / h could be achieved.

  • NECAR 3

  • NECAR 3 methanol reformer

NECAR 4

The next generation - the NECAR 4 - was presented on March 7, 1999. This time liquid hydrogen was used as an energy carrier, with which a top speed of 145 km / h and a range of 450 kilometers was achieved. The compact fuel cell drive with an output of 70 kW was completely housed in the sandwich floor of an A-Class. This offered enough space for five people with luggage. However, liquid hydrogen stored at −253 ° C gasses out when not in use, despite super -insulation, which prohibits parking in closed rooms. The further development NECAR 4 advanced from 2000 therefore fills up with gaseous hydrogen in pressure tanks at 350 bar. The range fell to a maximum of 250 kilometers.

NECAR 5

Necar 5.2

The NECAR 5 presented in November 2000 again used methanol as a hydrogen carrier. This time the complete drive system including the methanol reformer could be installed in the underbody of the vehicle. The top speed is over 150 km / h. The optimized NECAR 5.2 drove from the west coast to the east coast in the USA in 2001 without any major problems.

NECAR F-Cell

Starting in 2002, test vehicles suitable for everyday use were built in small series on the basis of the extended A-Class and handed over to international cooperation partners for practical testing. The four-seater vehicles stored around 2 kg of hydrogen in 350 bar pressure tanks for a range of up to 150 km. The NECAR F-Cell is the first series-produced fuel cell vehicle and the forerunner of the current F-Cell generation based on the B-Class .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ hyCars.de: NECAR 4 Advanced ( memento of the original from March 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 13, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hycar.de
  2. ↑ hyCars.de: NECAR F-Cell ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 13, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hycar.de
  3. ↑ traumautoarchiv.de: Mercedes-Benz F-Cell , accessed August 13, 2016