Abstract
Daimler-Benz has taken the technological leadership for fuel cell powered vehicles. NEBUS,
NECAR I, NECAR II, NECAR 3 - four fuel cell powered electric vehicles which clearly give an idea of how future powertrains will look like. After a brief review of the Daimler-Benz fuel cell powered research vehicles presented so far, this paper will introduce the challenges of zero emission mobility, performance increase, and industrialization and mass production of fuel cell powered automobiles. This will be done by starting three scenarios which will outline potential ways of future research and development in this field.