Toward market introduction about fuel cell vehicle

Abstract

Fuel cell vehicle is the nearest one to an “ultimate eco-car” that offers solutions to energy and global warming issues. In this paper, the technologies of fuel cell, fuel cell vehicle(FCV) is described. The recent FCV has following significant features (1) Improved sub-zero startup (2) Great extended cruising range (3) Improved durability of the fuel cell stack. These performances of FCV are established close to the current gasoline powered vehicle. Last year, Japanese automotive company ‘(TOYOTA, NISSAN, HONDA) announced the introduction of FCV to the market in 2015.