German car manufacturing giant Volkswagen is working on the next hydrogen fuel cell technology and has reportedly filed for a patent for a vehicle and a hydrogen fuel cell stack with a range of 1,243 miles, or 2000 kilometers
, according to news outlet ecoticias. If the vehicle hits the market, it would be the first fuel cell car from Volkswagen . The German carmaker is reportedly developing the technology together with German firm Kraftwerk Tubes. The new fuel-cell technology contains a ceramic membrane which is cheaper to manufacture than the polymer membranes used by the Asian manufacturers of fuel-cell vehicles Hyundai and Toyota.
” Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand and head of the Core brand group, commented, “Despite the attractive price, our electric cars will set standards in the entry-level segment in terms of technology, design, quality, and customer experience.” Earlier this month, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised Volkswagen’s announcement, saying that the idea of a cheap EV is “very good.
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