FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE HAVING RANGE EXTENSION ARCHITECTURE

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FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE HAVING RANGE EXTENSION ARCHITECTURE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18455771 titled 'FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE HAVING RANGE EXTENSION ARCHITECTURE

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A fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) includes an electric drive motor, a hydrogen fuel cell, an on-board hydrogen storage tank, a portable hydrogen storage cartridge, a controller, a battery pack and a plug interface having a vehicle charging inlet. The electric drive motor delivers drive torque to at least one drive wheel. The on-board hydrogen storage tank is configured to store hydrogen and selectively supply the hydrogen to the fuel cell in a first operating mode. The portable hydrogen storage cartridge selectively connects to a hydrogen portable interface configured on the FCEV. The portable hydrogen storage cartridge supplies the hydrogen to the fuel cell in a second operating mode. The controller determines whether hydrogen from the on-board hydrogen storage tank is supplied to the fuel cell in a first operating mode or hydrogen from the portable hydrogen cartridge is supplied to the fuel cell in the second operating mode.