奔驰研发部门主管韦伯（Thomas Weber）近日透露，计划在2017年9月开幕的法兰克福车展发布GLC氢燃料电池车型。该车将于2018年上市，续航里程可达600公里，氢燃料加注过程耗时3分钟。这款车很可能会被命名为“GLC F-CELL”，不过仅在有限几个国家上市，预计在英国市场售价为5万英镑（约合人民币48.73万元）。而作为奔驰的竞争对手，宝马也将在2020年底推出自己的氢燃料电池车，这将是一款大型轿车，不过续航里程达到700公里，该车将采用宝马与丰田共同开发的氢燃料电池技术。

 

Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL hydrogen vehicle announced for 2017 reveal

Mercedes-Benz has disclosed plans to introduce a hydrogen version of the GLC crossover in the second half of 2017.

 

The reveal was made by head of R&D Thomas Weber in an interview with British magazine Autocar and the plan is to unveil the car in September 2017 during the Frankfurt Motor Show. It will reach dealerships in 2018 and according to Mercedes-Benz it will offer a maximum range of up to 373 miles (600 km), while a full recharge will take around three minutes.

 

It will likely be sold as the “GLC F-CELL” and is going to be offered only in select markets through a monthly lease program or with an outright purchase of around ￡50,000 (about $76,400 / €71,300).

 

As a refresher, rival company BMW recently announced its intentions to come out with its own hydrogen vehicle set to go on sale after the end of the decade. It will be a large sedan set to offer a maximum range of more than 435 miles (700 km) and will use fuel cell technology co-developed with Toyota.