:))))) -- MB W202 C220 d "TranZOO" <laisku@nera.net> wrote in message news:gqfeje$sna$1@trimpas.omnitel.net... > mersas masinas pradejo, jis jas ir uzbaigs ;) > > -- > T > > "mekigis" <mekigis@c123.lit> wrote in message > news:gqe07o$ebj$1@trimpas.omnitel.net... >> >> Mercedes-Benz F-CELL Roadster - trainees build a car of the future >> >> >> a.. Young people unite high tech and tradition >> >> >> b.. Alternative drive systems as a training topic >> >> >> In a hitherto unique project bridging various fields of profession, the >> trainees of Daimler AG at the Sindelfingen Mercedes-Benz plant have built >> a >> Roadster with fuel cell drive. For about a year, more than 150 trainees >> and >> dual education system students worked on the overall concept, >> development, >> assembly, and completion of the F-CELL Roadster. This project involved >> junior >> employees from the fields of automotive mechatronics, model-building, >> electronics, coating technology, manufacturing mechanics, product design, >> and >> interior appointments. The prime objective of the project was to >> integrate the >> topic of alternative drive systems into training with hands-on >> experience. >> >> "This project impressively demonstrates that the topic of sustainable >> mobility >> has become an integral part of our vocational training," said Human >> Resources >> Board member and Labor Relations Manager Günther Fleig. "I am delighted >> to see >> how much initiative and creativity the young people have put into this >> project." >> >> Tradition meets the future >> >> The F-CELL Roadster uniquely combines state-of-the-art technologies with >> the >> history of vehicle construction. As an allusion to the Benz Patent Motor >> Car >> from 1886, the vehicle is fitted with large spoked wheels. Moreover, the >> F-CELL Roadster incorporates stylistic elements from diverse eras of >> automotive history, such as the carbon-fiber bucket seats with >> hand-stitched >> leather covers and the distinctively styled fiberglass front section, >> based on >> the component from the Formula One racing bolides. >> >> The F-CELL Roadster is controlled with drive-by-wire technology, and a >> joystick takes the place of a conventional steering wheel. The vehicle is >> powered by the emission-free fuel cell system located at the rear. With a >> power rating of 1.2 kW the F-CELL Roadster reaches a top speed of 25 km/h >> and >> has an operating range of up to 350 km. >> >> Copyright © 2009, Daimler AG >> >>