Opel Zafira hydrogen car with fuel cells

Marathon more than 10,000 kms from Hammerfest to Lisbon with one Opel Zafira fuel cells car. On the 2nd of June Salzburg is in the row. Opportunity for a test run.

Fuel cell in Opel Zafira Fuel cell in Opel Zafira
  200 fuel cells in series produce 125 to 200 volts. Top power 94 kW. The power density is 1.6 kW per liter or 0.94 kW per kg.


Cut of engine space hydrogen fuel cells car Cut of engine space hydrogen fuel cells car
  Where otherwise the engine is, is the fuel cell and about that point the voltage converter. It converts the delivered electric power to a higher voltage for the electric motor .


Tank conection for hydrogen Tank conection for hydrogen
  Tank fill conection for liquid hydrogen. Not to warm up the extremely cold liquid hydrogen on the way to the tank and to gasify therefore a lot of technology is necessary.


Railway station Salzburg: stage of the hydrogen Zafira Railway station Salzburg: stage of the hydrogen Zafira
  On the 2nd of June, 2004 the fuel cells Opel Zafira marathon stops in Salzburg. About 60% of 10,000 kms of tour of Hammerfest to Lisbon have already gone.


Start from Salzburg toward Turin Start from Salzburg toward Turin
  The next stage to Turin goes more than about 730 kms. While today's diesel cars of this size have loosely 1300 kms of reach, here it goes only with tank stop.