Week 1 Challenge

Question 1:

What were the first models of fuel cell vehicles developed in Asia, Europe and North America? What were the specifications of these vehicles? Compare them to the specifications of the current model.

Asia:Japan

Toyota FCHV-1	Toyota FCHV-4
Powertrain: PEFC Fuel cell stack: twice (90 kW)	PEMFC - 90 kW
Hydrogen tank: 350 Mpa	Hydrogen tank : 700 MPa
Motor: AC synchronous twice (80 kW)	Motor (80 kW)

Europe: Germany

Daimler – NECAR-1 (MB VAN)	The Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL (SUV)
Powertrain: PEFC Fuel cell stack: twice (50 kW rated power)	PEMFC - 90 kW (twice)
Hydrogen tank: 350 Mpa	Hydrogen tank : 700 MPa
Motor: AC synchronous ( 40 kW)	Motor (80 kW) (twice)

North America:california

GM –Chevrolet Electrovan	Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell
Powertrain: PEFC Fuel cell stack: twice (5 kW rated power)	PEMFC – 93 kW
Hydrogen tank: 350 Mpa	Hydrogen tank : 700 MPa
Motor: AC synchronous ( 4 kW)	Motor (73 kW) AC synchronous

Question 2:
Show the trend of cost in USD per kW of fuel cell production in the past and the prediction of the cost in the future. What are the probable reasons for the improvement?

current cost > $200 /kW

future will be, This is in line with the Deloitte-Ballard report’s findings. in future the price of the fuel cell system to be competitive with diesel engines, and meet the US Department of Energy targets of less than $100/kW for annual production of over 150,000 systems/year.