December 2018 – FC-Integration concept and performance requirements are ready

As part of the re-power offered by Proton Motor and EFA-S (responsible for the electric drive itself), an examination of the base vehicle (Mercedes Benz Vario P80E – 7.49T) is carried out by UPS. In Fit-4-Amanda the development for automated stack production will help to reduce costs which on the end helps the end user with a lower purchase prices and there for as well for market acceptance. With the integration of the FC stack into the base vehicle, the consortium aims to demonstrate the market readiness of such a mass manufactured product. The installation of the standard Electric drive (e-Motor, controller, charger etc.) will be accomplished by company EFA-S. EFA-S is a long term partner of UPS for conversion from diesel vehicles into BEV’s and are located in Zell u.A., Germany. The complete integration of the fuel system will be done by Proton Motor. Please see D6.2 and D6.3 for more information.