The Panda Hydrogen is a prototype

fuel cell A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel (often hydrogen fuel, hydrogen) and an oxidizing agent (often oxygen) into electricity through a pair of redox reactions. Fuel cells are different from most bat ...

-type

hydrogen vehicle A hydrogen vehicle is a vehicle that uses hydrogen fuel for motive power. Hydrogen vehicles include hydrogen-fueled space rockets, as well as ships and aircraft. Power is generated by converting the chemical energy of hydrogen to mechanical en ...

based on the

Fiat Panda The Fiat Panda is a city car manufactured and marketed by Fiat since 1980, currently in its third generation. The first generation Panda (Mk 1: 1980–1986 & Mk2: 1986–2003), introduced in 1980, was a two-box, three-door hatchback designed b ...

introduced in 2006. The fuel, gaseous

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, is stored in underfloor

hydrogen tank A hydrogen tank (other names- cartridge or canister) is used for hydrogen storage. The first type IV hydrogen tanks for compressed hydrogen at were demonstrated in 2001, the first fuel cell vehicles on the road with type IV tanks are the Toyot ...

s at 350 bar. A Nuvera Fuel Cells "Andromeda II" fuel cell stack generates energy to power an

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directly, i.e. without a

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. Panda Hydrogen produces power and it can achieve top speed of . Operating range is over in urban driving.

History

In 2001 was introduced first version of Fiats's fuel cell type vehicle

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Elettra H2 Fuel Cell, after that came Seicento Hydrogen.

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Fiat Panda Hydrogen Information
Hydrogen cars Fuel cell vehicles Panda Hydrogen {{Modern-auto-stub

History

See also

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