Ultra light weight fuel cell electrical vehicle (UL-FCV)

This paper describes the concept of an ultra light weight fuel cell electrical vehicle (UL-FCV), and the results of its running experiments. The UL-FCV is a one-person operated fuel cell vehicle designed for ECONO MOVE, a Japanese light weight electrical vehicle competition held every May in Akita, Japan. Vehicles are powered using two 60 NL hydrogen tanks and are evaluated based on the distance traveled over two hours on a test course. One lap of the course is approximately six kilometers. This paper will first outline the ECONO MOVE competition, and also present the results of our preliminary running experiments and the competition. Next, we will present the experimental results of the improvements of the fuel cell driving system. Our experiments were conducted focusing on the efficiency of the hydrogen flow rate.