The Fiat Phyllis is a prototype fuel cell

Fuel cell

A fuel cell is a device that converts the chemical energy from a fuel into electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen or another oxidizing agent. Hydrogen is the most common fuel, but hydrocarbons such as natural gas and alcohols like methanol are sometimes used...

-type hydrogen vehicle

Hydrogen vehicle

A hydrogen vehicle is a vehicle that uses hydrogen as its onboard fuel for motive power. Hydrogen vehicles include hydrogen fueled space rockets, as well as automobiles and other transportation vehicles...

 introduced in the International Motor Show Bologna

Bologna Motor Show

The Bologna Motor Show is an auto show held in Bologna, Italy, in December. It is recognized as an international show by the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles.- 2011 :...

 (Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

) held til 14 December 2008. Car's engineers are the Ecole Polytechnic of Turin (Politecnico di Torino) and the Fiat Research Center (Centro Ricerche Fiat) who concocted (Piedmont Region supports this study).

Release

The car is planned to be released in 2010, the first clients being the employees of the Turin International Airport: a dozen vehicles will be delivered for a test in real conditions.

Specifications

• Weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
• Length: 3 m (118.1 in)
• Height: 1.5 m (59.1 in)
• Cargo capacity: 142 l (2+2 seats) or 584 l (2 seats)
• Engines: electric propulsion and batteries (150 kg)
• Acceleration: 6 seconds (0 to 50 km/h (0-31 mph))
• Max. speed: 130 km/h (81 mph)
• Full recharge time: 5 h

External links

• Fiat Phyllis electric and fuel cell