The engineers at Mercedes have succeeded in making a substantial optimisation from a financial angle too. For example, a reduction in the amount of platinum used in the fuel cell alone has enabled costs to be slashed by 90 percent alone.
The GLC F-CELL will be rolling off the production line in Bremen along with the other C-Class models that are built there. Preparations for series production are presently under way.
Rated at approximately nine kWh, the storage unit serves as an energy source for an additional electric motor and can be charged externally.
With the developers having succeeded in reducing the size of the all-new fuel-cell system by 30 per cent, it can be fully housed in the popular SUV's engine compartment.
The new Mercedes GLC-CELL combines two environmentally responsible drive technologies associated with the drive system via an electrical cable.
Being equipped with 500 km; it is made fully suitable for everyday use.