200 Years of KIT: The Hydrogen Van from the Nuclear Research Center

The Hydrogen Van of the Nuclear Research Center - an Early Study on an Alternative Propulsion Concept for Private Transport. A lecture by Prof. Dr. Kurt Möser on the occasion of the exhibition »200 Years KIT | 100 Objects«.

When the Volkswagen Transporter at the Nuclear Research Center was powered by hydrogen, the automotive industry had only just begun to consider this energy source for individual vehicles.

Why this development came about at the Center is explained here against the background of developments in automotive history and with a view to the situation at the Nuclear Research Center.

Prof. Dr. Kurt Möser is a historian of technology, author, and retired professor of history at KIT.