First car-sharing service powered by hydrogen to start in Munich

By CARSIFU | 11 April 2016


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MUNICH: The BeeZero  car sharing service here is the first in the world to use hydrogen-powered fuel-cell cars, allowing users to clock 600km on a single tank.

Fifty Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell will power the new BeeZero car sharing programme by The Linde Group launching this summer here.

The BeeZero car sharing service will be run on a zone-based model. The fleet of ix35 fuel cell cars will be available in Munich’s city centre and also in the areas of Schwabing, Haidhausen, Au and Glockenbachviertel. As with conventional car sharing services, the cars can be easily booked online or via a smartphone app.

The Hyundai ix35 fuel cell  can travel about 600km on a single tank, making it ideal for longer journeys too, to the Bavarian lakes or the mountains for example, and not just for short trips in the city. Linde said the hydrogen fuel for BeeZero is sourced from sustainable production processes, making it carbon neutral.




The ix35 fuel cell  is the world's first mass-produced and commercially available fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). Currently there are more than 250 ix35 fuel cell SUVs on European roads in 13 countries. That is more than all FCEVs from every other manufacturer combined. And with the IONIQ, to be launched this year, Hyundai introduces the world’s first car to offer hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric powertrains in a single body type.

“We expect to gain valuable information from day-to-day fleet operations which we will use to further develop our hydrogen technologies and to help expand the hydrogen infrastructure,” said Dr Christian Bruch, member of the Executive Board of Linde AG. “BeeZero synergises two mobility trends that are gaining a lot of ground at the moment - car sharing and zero emissions - and will bring the benefits of fuel cell technology to a wider group of potential users.”



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