I proudly present... Samy!
I apologize in advance, but yes, my car has a name. That may sound childish, but it is. My previous car was named Holly and her name was also an inspiration when I first saw her. It was the same with Samy.
So initially he was all white and in principle still distinguishable from his combustion siblings. The only difference from the outside was that I had an E license plate, but that was really all. By the way, I went to the Federal Motor Transport Authority to find out how many hydrogen cars are registered in Germany. At that time there were 926. So I got the license plate FC (for Fuel Cell) 927 E.
During the whole month of November I worked on a design and the lettering for the sticker and on December 2nd it was finally done! Within 2 days Samy got his current appearance and since then draws attention on the road with the mission to bring the topic of hydrogen in the general awareness as an alternative drive.
Facts & Figures about the car
- Hyundai ix35fuelcell
- Year of manufacture 2015
- Car purchase October 2020 with 13.000km
- 927th registered hydrogen car in Germany
- Since then 22,700 kilometers driven (short, medium and long distance)
- 300kg hydrogen refueled in 86 refuelings
- 2900€ costs
- Visited 15 different refueling stations (3 of them in the Netherlands)
- 3,5 tons Co2 saved
- Max. range 370-400km
- Consumption 1,37kg/100km
Vapor only
When generating electricity, the fuel cell produces water vapor, which is emitted via an exhaust. When the car is switched off, water remains in the pipes and in the membranes of the fuel cell. In winter, this water can freeze and block the FC. To avoid this, the car has a mechanism that blows this water out of the system when the car is turned off at low temperatures (4 degrees and below). This is associated with a loud hair dryer noise and a puddle of water under the car.
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