Peugeot has reportedly unveiled the Quark, its new urban and inter-urban fuel cell vehicle.

The Quark follows on from the car manufacturer's previous Fuel Cell Taxi and Peugeot H2O vehicles, according to Fuel Cell Today.

The fuel cell of the Quark is no longer water-cooled, but air-cooled, which avoids the need for a water-cooling system and frees up space accordingly for other equipment or for a more compact traction system.

The absence of a water-cooling system also removes one of the major constraints of the fuel cell: the incompatibility between pure water and negative ambient temperatures.

In addition, rather than the electrical power from the fuel cell and batteries being transmitted to one central motor, it is instead channelled to four individual electric motors located in each of the vehicle's wheels.

Using magnet technology, the vehicle has the advantage in terms of the weight and space of the motors, as well as their power efficiency.