Patent ID: 6874588

Claim:
A fuel cell electric vehicle, comprising a fuel cell which generates electricity by being supplied with fuel and an oxidizer; a thermoregulator to adjust a temperature of said fuel cell by sending out cooling fluid through tubes; a fuel reservoir to store said fuel for supplying to said fuel cell; and a humidifier to supply moisture to said fuel cell by humidifying at least one of the fuel from said fuel reservoir and said oxidizer; wherein said thermoregulator, said fuel cell, said humidifier and said fuel reservoir are serially arranged and aligned along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle in an arrangement extending from a front position of the vehicle to a rear position of the vehicle, with said fuel cell arranged longitudinally rearward of said thermoregulator, said humidifier arranged longitudinally rearward of said fuel cell, and said fuel reservoir arranged longitudinally rearward of said humidifier in the vehicle.