Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Hydrogen, Peugeot
Peugeot will be showing off a new demonstration vehicle this week at a hydrogen technology conference in Lyon, France. The research vehicle is based on a 307 CC coupe-convertible and is entirely propelled by electricity. The 307 demonstrator has an extended range electric powertrain, much like the Chevy Volt. However, this one uses a hydrogen fuel cell as the range extender. The car uses a plug-in lithium ion battery pack from Johnson Controls-Saft but Peugeot has not stated what the plug-in range is. Instead, the automaker only quotes the total range, including a full tank of hydrogen, at over 500 km (about 310 miles).
The 307 is claimed to achieve hydrogen consumption of less than 1 kg / 100 km, putting it roughly on a par with cars like the Honda FCX Clarity. At this point, because of the slow to non-existent rollout of hydrogen filling stations, Peugeot doesn’t expect hydrogen vehicles to gain any significant commercial volume until 2020-2025. Meanwhile, its first diesel hybrids will launch in 2011 followed by a plug-in version a year later.
[Source: Peugeot]
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