Mercedes Forum
01-31-2011, 01:02 PM
Filed under: Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/), Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/category/mercedes-benz/), Electric (http://www.autoblog.com/category/electric/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/mb-f-cell-2.jpg (http://green.autoblog.com/gallery/mercedes-benz-f-cell/) Mercedes-Benz F-Cell - Click above for high-res image gallery
Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota/) has declared on numerous occasions (http://green.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/toyota-test-fuel-cell-vehicles-narita-airport-japan/) that it will launch a sedan-type fuel cell vehicle in 2015 at a price of $50,000 (http://green.autoblog.com/2010/05/07/toyota-aims-for-50-000-production-hydrogen-sedan-by-2015/) or less. Hitting that price point may prove difficult, but Daimler agrees that its doable. Herbert Kohler, head of e-drive and future mobility at Daimler, recently told Automotive News that the cost of fuel cell vehicles will decline at a rapid rate in the coming years. Kohler stated:
By 2015, we think a fuel cell car will not cost more than a four-cylinder diesel hybrid that meets the Euro 6 emissions standard. By 2013-2014, we want to bring a four-digit-number of fuel cell vehicles to market.
Kohler added that he expects fuel cell vehicles to be less expensive than comparable battery-powered cars within the next five years. Currently, the Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell (http://green.autoblog.com/2010/11/22/mercedes-benz-prices-b-class-f-cell-lease-at-849-a-month/) is available for lease in the U.S. at a price of $849 a month (plus tax). However, Kohler points out that the F-Cell employs expensive technology that will be replaced with less pricey hardware when the second-generation model launches in 2013-2014.
Additionally, Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/) is toying with the notion of developing fuel cell versions of the A-, C (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/c-class)- and E-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/model/e-class) models within the next five years. If the company can sucessfully incorporate its fuel cell technology into multiple platforms and reach mass production levels, costs could plunge by mid-decade.
Gallery: Mercedes-Benz F-Cell (http://green.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-f-cell/)
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[Source: Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110122/ANE/110129948/1193) - sub. req.]Daimler: Fuel cell vehicles to cost no more than diesel hybrids by 2015 (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/31/daimler-fuel-cell-vehicles-to-cost-no-more-than-diesel-hybrids/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/mb-f-cell-2.jpg (http://green.autoblog.com/gallery/mercedes-benz-f-cell/) Mercedes-Benz F-Cell - Click above for high-res image gallery
Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota/) has declared on numerous occasions (http://green.autoblog.com/2011/01/26/toyota-test-fuel-cell-vehicles-narita-airport-japan/) that it will launch a sedan-type fuel cell vehicle in 2015 at a price of $50,000 (http://green.autoblog.com/2010/05/07/toyota-aims-for-50-000-production-hydrogen-sedan-by-2015/) or less. Hitting that price point may prove difficult, but Daimler agrees that its doable. Herbert Kohler, head of e-drive and future mobility at Daimler, recently told Automotive News that the cost of fuel cell vehicles will decline at a rapid rate in the coming years. Kohler stated:
By 2015, we think a fuel cell car will not cost more than a four-cylinder diesel hybrid that meets the Euro 6 emissions standard. By 2013-2014, we want to bring a four-digit-number of fuel cell vehicles to market.
Kohler added that he expects fuel cell vehicles to be less expensive than comparable battery-powered cars within the next five years. Currently, the Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell (http://green.autoblog.com/2010/11/22/mercedes-benz-prices-b-class-f-cell-lease-at-849-a-month/) is available for lease in the U.S. at a price of $849 a month (plus tax). However, Kohler points out that the F-Cell employs expensive technology that will be replaced with less pricey hardware when the second-generation model launches in 2013-2014.
Additionally, Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/make/mercedes-benz/) is toying with the notion of developing fuel cell versions of the A-, C (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/c-class)- and E-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/model/e-class) models within the next five years. If the company can sucessfully incorporate its fuel cell technology into multiple platforms and reach mass production levels, costs could plunge by mid-decade.
Gallery: Mercedes-Benz F-Cell (http://green.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-f-cell/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/mb-f-cell-large-2_3_thumbnail.jpg (http://green.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-f-cell/#2241627)http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/mb-f-cell-large_04_thumbnail.jpg (http://green.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-f-cell/#2240875)http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/mb-f-cell-large_09_thumbnail.jpg (http://green.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-f-cell/#2240870)http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/mb-f-cell-large_02_thumbnail.jpg (http://green.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-f-cell/#2240873)http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2009/08/mb-f-cell-large-2_1_thumbnail.jpg (http://green.autoblog.com/photos/mercedes-benz-f-cell/#2241625)
[Source: Automotive News (http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110122/ANE/110129948/1193) - sub. req.]Daimler: Fuel cell vehicles to cost no more than diesel hybrids by 2015 (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/31/daimler-fuel-cell-vehicles-to-cost-no-more-than-diesel-hybrids/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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