F-CELL Roadster on the legendary route of Bertha Benz
By Andrew C., 30 Aug, 2010. 0 Comments
The apprentices at Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen built the F-CELL Roadster which toured the section of the legendary route taken by Bertha Benz on the previous weekend. Commencing in Mannheim, the car was driven through Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
The roadster did a symbolic passing of the finish line at the shop of the chemist in Wiesloch, where Bertha Benz stopped in 1888 to refuel in the event of the first long-distance journey in the automobile history. The voyage of the F-CELL Roadster is seen as a representation of what is actually taking place in auto engineering today. During that time Bertha Benz was not yet able to buy the gasoline she needed at a filling station, and for emission-free mobility there is also a dependence on the wide-ranging availability of electric power and hydrogen for the future. And just as Bertha Benz did not permit inconvenience to stop her on her tracks, the people at Mercedes Group is also as equally determined to guarantee that these technologies reach their goals. A B-Class with a fuel cell power system will be started in a small-series production by the company before the year is over. By the end of this year the first models of the smart fortwo electric drive model will see service in the ‘e-mobility Berlin’ project early in 2010. Photo gallery after the jump!
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