(Augsburg) – The Bavarian Quantron AG is presenting a transporter in the 3,5 to 4,2 ton range with a fuel cell drive. According to the information, the “Q-Light FCEV” is offered in collaboration with AE Driven Solutions GmbH, an engineering office and provider of fuel cell systems based in Aachen.
The payload of the Q-Light FCEV is comparable to that of a diesel-powered vehicle. It can be driven in electric mode (100 kilowatts / 136 hp) or in fuel cell mode, according to the company. The battery capacity would then be 37 kilowatt hours, the fuel cell would produce 15 kilowatts. The tank holds around 2,1 kilograms of hydrogen, the range is 300 kilometers with two tanks and 500 kilometers with four tanks. The maximum speed is 90 kilometers per hour.
The waste heat from the fuel cell can be used to heat the interior, thereby saving electricity. Due to its quiet and emission-free drive, the delivery van can also be used at night. The company presented the vehicle at the NUFAM commercial vehicle industry trade fair that ended yesterday (October 3).
Quantron wants to offer the vehicle in various versions in the future, including variants weighing over 7,2 tons. At the beginning of September, the Canadian fuel cell manufacturer Ballard Power Systems Inc. and Quantron announced that they wanted to use the fuel cell modules from Ballard's "FCmove" product line heavy commercial vehicles integrate into the electric drive train of Quantron's vehicles. A 7,5-ton delivery van, a 44-ton heavy-duty truck and a municipal waste disposal vehicle would be developed. The deployment of these vehicles is planned for the second half of 2022.
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The Q-Light FCEV delivery vehicle from Quantron © Quantron AG
