| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  Wednesday, December 09, 2009 |  | The fuel cell in the Mercedes-Benz B-class uses the chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen to generate ... | | What is it? A fuel-cell-powered version of the Mercedes-Benz B-class, a small car comparable in size to the Ford Fiesta or the Honda Fit. A fuel cell uses a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen to generate electricity, with only water vapor as the exhaust. The B-class F-Cell carries roughly eight pounds of hydrogen gas compressed at 10,500 psi in three carbon-fiber-wrapped... |
|  | | Being the original owner of a 2001 Ford Escape now exactly nine years old, what's it like driving it 1,259 miles in two days? My Escape, which had its purchase documented in AutoWeek in late 2000, now has only 52,000 miles on it. It's been serviced by the book and always garaged. And with...
|  | | I first spied it as I emerged from the tunnel, the roadway ahead shooting straight toward a looming gray rainbow, like a giant staple rising from the horizon with a splash of blue spilling through. My heart skipped. I'd made it. Well, almost. I had just spent a couple of days wheeling around the ...
|  | | EDITOR WES RAYNAL: So here's the Camaro volume leader, the responsible version. I like it. I love the exterior styling. Among the pony cars, to my mind, it's the best--and it's not even close. Lots of people told me this V6 is strong (damn near 100 hp more than the Mustang V6), it is, and ...
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