Fuel Cell Vehicle Data Sheets

SERC's Fuel Cell Vehicles
SERC's 9-kW fuel cell power system was designed, built for, and installed in a European-made neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). The newest of five fuel cell vehicles produced by SERC, it is the first street-ready, fuel cell-powered car licensed to drive on the streets in the United States.

The NEV is designed to be a simple, efficient way to get around when you don't need to drive on a freeway. It's fast enough for a quick trip to the store, big enough for a passenger and a few bags of groceries, and comfortable enough to drive in bad weather. An NEV is a street-legal alternative to cars in urban areas. SERC's fuel cell-powered NEV is used by employees at the City of Palm Desert and SunLine Transit Agency for short-range transportation.

SERC has also completed several fuel cell-powered golf carts, or personal utility vehicles (PUVs). PUVs are street legal in parts of Southern California as an efficient way to get around a neighborhood while creating a minimum of air pollution.

SERC's PUVs and NEV take this concept of local transportation one step further. Our fuel cell vehicles have a greater range than battery-powered vehicles and can be refueled in minutes (in contrast to the hours required to recharge a bank of batteries). Furthermore, they are true zero-emission vehicles--their hydrogen fuel is made using clean solar power and their only exhaust is pure water.

Neighborhood Electric Vehicle Specifications: Fuel Cell Type: Proton Exchange Membrane Power Output: 9.0 kW @ 600mV/cell (12.2 hp) Fuel Cell Net Power at Cruising Speed: 5 kW (6.7 hp) Number of Cells: 96 Fuel Cell Operating Temperature: 50 - 65°C (120 - 150°F) Gas Storage Pressure: 3,000 psig Hydrogen Tank Volume: 31.1 liters Hydrogen Energy Consumption: 0.53 kWh/mile Mileage (gasoline Energy Equivalent): 70 mpg Range: 30 miles (48 km) Refueling Time: 2 minutes Electric Motor Size: 7.5 kW (10 hp) Top Speed: 35 mph Body and Chassis: Kewet El-Jet 3
		Personal Utility Vehicle Specifications: Fuel Cell Type: Proton Exchange Membrane Power Output: 4.0 kW @ 600 mV/cell (5.4 hp) Fuel Cell Net Power at Cruising Speed: 1.8 kW (2.4 hp) Number of Cells: 64 Fuel Cell Operating Temperature: 50 - 60°C (120 - 140°F) Gas Storage Pressure: 2,000 psig Hydrogen Tank Volume: 11.8 liters Hydrogen Energy Consumption: 0.34 kWh/mile Mileage (gasoline Energy Equivalent): 110 mpg Range: 15 miles (24 km) Refueling Time: 2 minutes Electric Motor Size: 1.5 kW (2.0 hp) Top Speed: 12 mph Body and Chassis: EZ-Go Golf Cart