Mercedes-Benz A-Class Fuel Cell Vehicles Pass First Year of Testing

Of the models being tested, the greatest proportion is made up of A-Class F-Cell vehicles, with 60 in use across

There are 60 A-Class F-Cell vehicles cruising around the U.S., Japan and Singapore. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz Canada)

the U.S., Japan and Singapore, and a total of 370,000 km logged.

Of course, the greatest challenge that faces putting fuel cell vehicles (FCV) into full-scale production is first, the production of hydrogen fuel at a reasonable price and with as little damage to the environment as possible, and second, the infrastructure needed to get this fuel to refueling stations that also will need to be retrofitted to dispense hydrogen.

While these are hardly small tasks, much money and energy is being spent on a global scale to solve the challenges of such an undertaking.