General Motors has a prototype of their Sequel fuel cell car at the Pennsylvania Auto and Boat Show in Harrisburg. You can't see any of the guts, but they give a basic description and the specifications are interesting.
Acceleration – 0-60 mph in under 10 seconds.
Top Speed – 90 mph
Operating range – 300 miles
Lithium Ion 65 kW battery pack
Front Electric Motor – 60 kW
Rear Electric Wheel Hub Motors Power – 2 times 25kw
Total Traction Power – 110kW
And the only thing that means anything to us fossil fuel mortals...
Total Torque at the Wheels – 2506 lb.-ft
Electric motors are wonderful devices for off the line torque. Just ask your electric hand drill.
As the specs suggest, the vehicle is all-wheel-drive and power is provided by a hydrogen fuel-cell and a bank of lithium-ion batteries. It was introduced during the the 2005 Detroit Auto Show.
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Other Harrisburg Show offers on the green front obtained during a speed walk one hour before closing Wednesday night:
–A mild hybrid Saturn VUE hybrid on display with the engine dust cover popped off for geeks like me, with information about the upcoming hybrid Saturn Aura
–A hybrid Ford Escape with a redesigned body.
–The classic Prius and the new hybrid Camry, which looked a lot like the Prius under the hood but with more gasoline power.
–The redesigned Honda Civic Hybrid
–A Smart car
–A few expensive Lexus hybrids, SUV and sedan, not great in the millage department, but considering the size of the power plant - good
–Mercedes-Bends is prominently featuring their new Bluetec clean burning diesel technology in some very expensive metal. This technology is to be shared by Volkswagen and DiamlerChrysler.
–A rep from Volkswagen that didn't know they were getting Bluetec diesel although it was displayed at the Washington D.C. show.
And this...
The show is open until 9pm today, Friday and Saturday from 10 am - 9 pm and Sunday 10 am - 5 pm at the Farm Show Complex.
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