These fuel cells and hydrogen storage systems will be used mainly for transportation purposes. The autonomous projects will focus largely on applications, manufacturing volumes, and system sizes not only for transportation purposes but also for handling equipments and backup power mechanisms. These projects will help the US Department of Energy in terms of fuel efficiency.

The autonomous cost analyses will go through the National Laboratories’ system models, literature and patent research, development presentations, and peer review. Here’s a rundown of the four autonomous projects that have been selected for an award:

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, whose home base is located in Berkeley, CA, has been awarded with $1.9 million. They are to develop cost models for high and low temperature immobile fuel cell systems at 250 kilowatts.

Direct Technologies, Inc., whose home base is located in Arlington, VA, has been awarded with almost $3 million for their two projects. The first project will focus on transportation fuel cell systems while the second one will focus on hydrogen storage systems.

Battelle Memorial Institute, whose home base is located at Columbus OH, has been awarded with $2 million for them to produce cost assessments for immobile fuel cell applications that includes backup power units, a combination of power and heat systems, primary power, and forklifts.

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The manufacturer presents 3 variants of this electric driven car. They are designed on a modular basis to permit flexibility.

The E-Cell makes use of a liquid cooled battery made of lithium ion. This is considered to be a pure electric vehicle and can run for 125 miles without any charging.

Another concept car for release is the E-Cell PLUS which makes use of turbo charge facility. This added feature does not bring in more power to the car but serves the purpose of charging the battery when they are low. The vehicle will run for around 60 miles before tapping into the power of the turbo charge.

The higher end model of the BlueZERO concept is the F-Cell. This car offers 250 miles of travel utilizing the power from the battery and the cell range extender triggered after 60 miles.

Mercedes is riding the technology of lithium-ion battery being built up by Evonik Industries. These battery packs are able to store as much as 35 kW hours and are able to quickly charge to avoid travel delays. The cars are also equipped with a very intelligent system that may interlink with a smart charging station with electronic billing capabilities.

The motor of the E-Cell can output around 136 horse power. This means that the E-Cell can accelerate from 0-60 in just 11 seconds.

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