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GM's Sequel Concept Vehicle - a practical Fuel Cell SUV?

GM has taken the wraps off a significant new concept vehicle. The Sequel is a crossover suv that runs on a hydrodgen fuel cell. GM reports a 300 mile range and 0-60 in about 10 seconds, both are practicality milestones that had not been reached in anything close to a practical car type fuel cell prototype.

The Sequel gets its name from being the sequel to the HyWire concept from a few years back. I wrote about that concept when it came out. The HyWire was distinctive because all of its mechanicals were based in a platform about a foot high, and the HyWire could be covered by different body styles depending upon the needs of the amarket. The Sequel takes the same approach. The mechanicals are in a module 11 inches high.

The Sequel is not cost-competitive with conventional cars in its current form, but it is conceivable that by 2010, the Sequel's sequel could show up in Cadillac showrooms as a niche vehicle.


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