At the upcoming IAA Transportation show in Hanover, Schaeffler will present a hydrogen fuel cell demonstration vehicle built from the ground up on the basis of an electric van. The vehicle is driven by a Schaeffler 3in1 e-axle powered by a fuel cell system made using Schaeffler components.
Schaeffler collaborated with REFIRE, a leading global supplier of commercial hydrogen fuel cell technologies. The electric axle, fuel cell stack, control system, and energy management system were all designed and built by the e-mobility experts at Schaeffler.
Schaeffler is presenting the vehicle as an example of optimal interoperability between electric drive, fuel cell, and lithium-ion battery technology.
Initially, fuel cell drives will be used mainly in long-haul commercial vehicles. Vans will benefit from this technology too because they regularly also cover longer…