Opel HydroGen4

Opel
HydroGen4
Production period:	since 2006
Class :	SUV
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Electric motor : 93 kW
Length:	4796 mm
Width:	1814 mm
Height:	1760 mm
Wheelbase :	2858 mm
Empty weight :	2010 kg
Previous model	HydroGen3

Look under the hood

The Opel HydroGen4 (also GM HydroGen4 , HydroGen4 by Opel ; in the USA Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell , in Great Britain Vauxhall HydroGen4 ) is a fuel cell vehicle that was presented at the 2007 International Motor Show in Frankfurt am Main . That of General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary Opel vehicle developed based on the Chevrolet Equinox and is the successor of the fuel cell vehicle Opel HydroGen3 , which was used in various demonstration projects around the world and on the Opel Zafira A based.

technology

The drive unit is based on the Chevrolet Sequel concept study from 2006. The main component is a polymer electrolyte fuel cell manufactured by General Motors with 440 cells and an output of 93 kW. The Stack 2000 fuel cell unit weighs 240 kg and has a power density of 1.44 kW / l or 0.83 kW / kg. The working temperature is approx. 80 ° C.

The hybrid drive train contains a nickel-metal hydride accumulator with an energy content of 1.8 kWh with an output of 35 kW as an energy storage device and a three-phase synchronous motor with 73 kW (100 HP) continuous output and 320 Nm torque . The engine's peak output is 94 kW (128 hp). The Opel HydroGen4 has front-wheel drive , with power being transmitted via a planetary gear . The HydroGen4 thus reaches a top speed of 160 km / h and accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 12 seconds.

The three hydrogen tanks from carbon fiber composite material put at 700 bar pressure a total of 4.2 kg of hydrogen, allowing a range of about 320 km, which could even be increased km to 420 by optimizing the control software during the test program. Consumption is given as around 1.3 kg per hundred kilometers, but values ​​of around 0.9 kg / 100 km were achieved in driving tests. Filling the tank with pre-cooled hydrogen should only take 3 minutes.

The vehicle has brake energy recovery and hydrogen sensors in the interior, which switch off the system in an emergency. The bonnet of the Opel HydoGen4 is made of carbon fiber composite material to save weight, the doors of aluminum .

commitment

In 2007 and 2008, 170 vehicles were produced, 119 of which were delivered to customers, spread across the four countries USA, Germany, Korea and Japan.

In the United States, people in Michigan , southern California, and the Washington and New York areas could apply online for the Project Driveway test program . The vehicles have been delivered since mid-2008. The vehicles are also being tested in Shanghai , Tokyo and Seoul . On February 22, 2012, the United States Pacific Command took over 16 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell, which are to be extensively tested in Hawaii . According to GM, this is the world's first military fleet of fuel cell vehicles.

On November 26th, 2008 the 10 copies of HydroGen4 for the demonstration project Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) were presented in Berlin . The operating partner companies include ADAC , Allianz , Coca-Cola , Hilton, Linde , Schindler, Axel Springer , Total and Veolia . E-Plus , 3M and - since June 2010 - IKEA ( Berlin-Tempelhof ) also take part in the project . In 2012, another HydroGen4 was delivered to the Hessian State Chancellery , also as part of the CEP.

In 2009, the vehicles in the test fleet had driven one million miles (1.6 million kilometers). In mid-2012, 119 units were in test operation. In total they had driven over 2.5 million miles or 4 million kilometers by then. In May 2014, the 119 vehicles had covered a total distance of over three million miles (4.8 million kilometers).

See also

• Honda FCX Clarity
• Mercedes-Benz F-Cell
• Toyota FCHV
• VW Touran HyMotion

Web links

Commons : GM HydroGen4  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• HydroGen4 at Opel Media
• Press release HydroGen4 at GM Europe
• Presentation of the HydroGen4 at the CEP
  • Sectional drawing (JPEG, 5.98 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Ulrich Eberle, Bernd Mueller, Rittmar von Helmolt: Fuel cell electric vehicles and hydrogen infrastructure: status 2012 . Royal Society of Chemistry . July 15, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} With the Opel Hydrogen4 around Lake Constance on heise.de (accessed on February 17, 2013)
3. ↑ George P. Hansen: GM's Electrification Strategy (PDF; 5.5 MB) on iphe.net (accessed on 17th 2013)
4. ↑ Andrew Bosco: General Motors Fuel Cell Research ( Memento of the original from September 13, 2012 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. (PDF; 3.0 MB) ansoft.com (accessed February 17, 2013) 
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Lars Peter Thiesen: Electromobility and fuel cells  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 11.1 MB) at tu-berlin.de (accessed on February 17, 2013)  
6. ↑ About the Equinox Fuel Cell on car.com (accessed 17, 2013)
7. ↑ Project Driveway at chevrolet.com ( Memento from September 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ Military Unveils Fleet of GM Fuel Cell Vehicles in Hawaii on GM Media (accessed February 17, 2013)
9. ↑ HydroGen4: Opel and E-Plus start practical test with a new type of hydrogen car ( memento of the original from February 11, 2013 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. on eplus-gruppe.de (accessed on February 17, 2013) 
10. ↑ IKEA tests HydroGen4 on Focus.de (accessed on February 17, 2013)
11. ↑ Opel hands over HydroGen4 fuel cell vehicle to the state of Hessen on Opel Media (accessed on February 17, 2013)
12. ↑ Jeremy Korzeniewski: GM's Project Driveway hydrogen fuel cell program passes a million miles. In: autoblog. September 9, 2009, accessed on November 22, 2016 : "Those million-plus miles were accumulated by regular people" 
13. ↑ Hydrogen Fuel Cell ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2012 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. on gmsustainability.com (accessed February 17, 2013) 
14. ↑ Andrew Marshall, Uwe P. Deller: Opel and GM Fuel Cell Fleet Tops 3 Million Miles. “Project Driveway”: 119 hydrogen vehicles pass the magic three million mile mark in everyday operation. May 23, 2014, accessed on November 22, 2016 (English): "over three million miles (4.8 million km)"