- NOW and CEP exhibit at a joint stand in Hall 27, booth B56
- German premiere of the Toyota Mirai
- Test drives of the CEP fleet in the Ride & Drive Area – also debut of the Volkswagen US Passat
- Press conference ‘Hydrogen + Fuel Cells in the Market Ramp-up Phase’ on 13 April at 11:00
- CEP panel discussion ‘Hydrogen – The Basis for Emissions-free Mobility’ on 14 April at 11:00
The Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) and NOW GmbH will present information about the latest state of hydrogen technology at the 2015 Hannover Messe. The CEP demonstration project presents several innovations in the field of fuel cell mobility. In the Ride & Drive Area, the CEP partner Toyota unveils apreproduction series Toyota Mirai to the German public. Volkswagen offers another German premiere: the Wolfsburg-based car manufacturer presents its fuel cell variant of the US Passat for the first time at the CEP’sRide & Drive Area on the 15,000 m2 outdoor exhibition grounds of the trade fair.
A whole range of fuel cell cars from the CEP fleet will be available in the Ride & Drive Area to win over test drivers for emission-free driving with their powerful acceleration – including the Honda FCX Clarity, Hyundai ix35Fuel Cell, Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL, Toyota FCHV-adv and Volkswagen’s US Passat. The CEP partner Linde will supply the vehicles with gaseous hydrogen during the trade fair and demonstrate the filling process three times a day for visitors (11:00, 14:00 and 17:00). Hands-on hydrogen mobility is also on display at the joint NOW-CEP stand (Hall 27, B56): Daimler presents a model showing the current state of development of its fuelcell drive. The system is so compact that it can be accommodated in the engine compartment of a conventional vehicle. Visitors can also simulate H2 refuelling on the Daimler model.
Technological advances in fuel-cell vehicles are also a focus topic at the Public Forum in Hall 27: the ‘Hydrogen +Fuel Cells + Batteries’ group exhibit’s press conference on 13 April at 11:00 AM discusses ‘Hydrogen + FuelCells at the Market Ramp-up Phase’. The CEP panel discussion ‘Hydrogen – The Basis for Emissions-free Mobility’on 14 April at 11:00 delves deeper into the topic of where we are now with H2 mobility in Germany. CEP experts from the fields of H2 production, filling station upgrades and vehicle technology provide information about the current situation and discuss the conditions for a successful market introduction of fuel cell vehicles in Germany.
