Danish MECc EV project promises 500 mile range and "refuel" time of less than three minutes
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The air-cooled, high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (HTPEM) power system with integrated reformer (to allow it to run on bio-methanol) has been developed by Serenergy and will be first implemented in the shortly-to-be-available QBEAK electric vehicle from ECOmove
Incorporating the combined fuel cell/BEV technology into an electric vehicle is claimed to extend its range by at least four times that of many EVs available today and will offer drivers a tank "refuel" time of less than three minutes, similar to gasoline cars
The first EV to use the MECc range extender will be ECOmove's forthcoming QBEAK
The system converts bio-methanol into DC current to charge a vehicle's onboard batteries, with waste heat directed to the cabin heating/cooling system
The QBEAK's battery pack will receive charge from an onboard MECc fuel cell
A fuel cell developed by Serenergy
Article Summary
A collaborative project involving ECOmove, Insero E-Mobility and Serenergy is aiming to produce a fuel cell range extender for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that should boost the distance between charges to at least 497 miles (800 km). The first vehicle to receive the new bio-methanol-based Modular Energy Carrier concept (MECc) cells will be the QBEAK car we featured yesterday.
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