AUBURN HILLS ? Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman has appointed Mark Chernoby, Vice President – Advanced Vehicle Engineering, DaimlerChrysler, to the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee.
Chernoby will communicate the latest developments in advanced fuel cell vehicle engineering within DaimlerChrysler.
DaimlerChrysler has spent more than $1 billion in fuel cell vehicle research and development. The DaimlerChrysler fuel cell vehicle fleet includes several research vehicles, medium-duty Dodge Sprinter
vans and more than 35 Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses, which operate in Europe, the United States, Japan, Australia and Singapore. DaimlerChrysler has more than 25 fuel cell vehicles with customers in California and more than 100 around the
world.
Fuel cells release energy from the reaction of hydrogen with a
catalyst and oxygen. This clean technology operates at a high level of
efficiency and is true zero-emission. Hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles emit only pure water vapor as exhaust. DaimlerChrysler works closely with Ballard Power Systems to develop the fuel cell stack. Fuel cell vehicles are part of DaimlerChrysler’s advanced propulsion technology umbrella, which includes efficient gasoline engines, advanced diesels, flex-fuel and hybrid powertrain systems.
