Mercedes-Benz Hamburg Dealership to be powered by Fuel Cell
01 Feb 2012
Daimler AG is actively involved in the decarbonisation of its cars through the development and commercialisation of automotive fuel cells and battery technologies, now it is looking to decarbonise its dealerships.
The Wandsbek centre of Mercedes-Benz’s Hamburg subsidiary will become the world’s first car dealership to be powered by a fuel cell when N2telligence installs a Fuji Electric system in July. The installation of the fuel cell is part of a larger renovation and refurbishment of the Wandsbek centre, which headquarters the Hamburg subsidiary. The system will be fed with natural gas and will generate 100 kW of electricity and 120 kW of heat.
Around €1 million of investment has been committed to the conversion of the site’s power supply to fuel cells, a cost that should be amortised within six or seven years. The Hamburg subsidiary has acted as a handover site for several B-Class FCEV in use in the city.
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