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The B-Class F-Cell which is a fuel-cell vehicle, from Mercedes-Benz will be launched in early 2010. This will be the first-ever product of its kind for the customers.

This fuel-cell vehicle, from Mercedes-Benz is a hydrogen-electric hybrid which integrates a 35kw lithium-ion battery. This lithium-ion battery has the capacity to charge an electric motor. Mercedes claims that the F-Cell version of the B-Class is corresponding in performance to that of a 2.0-litre petrol car.
The electric motor generates 134bhp and 214lb-ft of torsion while a 1.8-litre petrol B180 Blue Efficiency SE gives off 114bhp and 114lb-ft of torsion. A range of about 250 miles delivering a corresponding fuel cutback of 86.6mpg on the collective cycle of the motor can be accepted.
The F-Cell B-Class’s lithium-ion battery allows for a back-up power to the electric motor allowing recovery of energy lost under halting. For the reason that the fuel cell is stacked away in the floor the F-Cell B-Class’s boot’s content of 416 liters is similar to that of a regular B-class.

Mercedes stated that: “The B-Class F-cell is taking on a pioneering role as the world’s first fuel cell powered automobile to be produced under series production conditions.”

Authorized images of the Nissan Qashqai-baiting Hyundai ix35 SUV have been revealed wekk before of the car’s official launching at Frankfurt Motor Show which is due next month.

The iX35 is a substitute for the Tucson and from the images it can be gathered that it is not very different from the ix-onic perception that came out at the Geneva Motor Show previously during this year. The images of the car depicted here is the prototype for Asian and American markets. Some external changes for the European models can be anticipated.

Hyundai’s preparation is to hurl the ix35 against the Qashqai. The coupe comes in both facade and 4-wheel drive but Hyundai anticipates that more of front-wheel drive cars will be sold.

Picture thanks to: AUSmotive

The only internal shot depicts sunken dials from the ix-onic conception.
The Hyundai ix-onic boasted a 1.6-litre turbocharged straight-shot 168bhp petrol with 149g/km of CO2 discharges. The output car is expected to be non-turbocharged but a little-emissions 2.0-litre diesel is also anticipated to be the ix35 range.

The car is to be launched in mid-2010 and prices starts approximately from £16,000.