Ford Explorer FCV
The Ford Explorer FCV SUV was first revealed at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2006. From this, it shows that Ford had put its commitment in pursuing a line of hydrogen-powered vehicles. Ford Focus FCV has a driving range of 150 - 200 miles per tank of hydrogen gas, the Ford Explorer Fuel Cell SUV boasts an impressive 350 miles per tank. The center-mounted hydrogen tank on the Ford Explorer Fuel Cell is placed where the 6-speed automatic transmission would normal go on the standard production version of the Ford Explorer.
Ford claimed that the Explorer Fuel Cell has a driving range of 350 miles and this car driving range exceeds any other fuel cell vehicle shown to date.
The Ford Explorer FCV was built with the help of the U.S. Department of Energy, who continues to analyze the feasibility of hydrogen vehicles. The Ford Explorer Fuel Cell is a 6-passenger 4-wheel drive vehicle and according to the road testing reports, it can undergone 17,000 miles including setting a record of 1,556 miles traveled in a 24-hour period.
As an electric all-wheel-drive vehicle, the Ford Explorer FCV joins the ranks of Ford’s other green vehicles such as the Ford Escape Hybrid SUV and Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV in delivering a sorely needed alternative to the group of low gas mileage, high emissions SUVs currently on the market.
