Good news: Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are getting cheaper to develop all the time. Bad news: "Cheap" is a relative term, and when Toyota finally releases a production version of the car previewed by its FCV-R fuel-cell concept, it'll still cost anywhere in the region of $50,000-$100,000 to buy...
Fuel cell vehicles have been garnering more attention recently, with the high-profile agreements between Toyota and BMW, and Renault-Nissan, Daimler and Ford. Not yet ready... February 28, 2013 by Antony Ingram 34
While gasoline engines will be with us for many years, and plug-in electric cars are coming slowly, hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles remain in the background. Four makers have... January 25, 2013 by John Voelcker 11
This morning at the 2012 Paris Auto Show, South Korean automaker Hyundai has announced its intentions to begin series production of a hydrogen fuel-cell electric car. Based... September 27, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
The Renault Nissan alliance might be known for all-electric cars like the 2012 Nissan Leaf, 2012 Renault Fluence Z.E. and quirky Renault Twizy, but that doesn’t mean... September 12, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 6
Much of the jury is still out on the viability of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, but they now have the blessing of the United States government. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven... August 13, 2012 by Antony Ingram 19
When anything is referred to as "not dead yet," it's usually dead--or very close. But despite the headline reference to a legendary Monty Python skit (NSFW), a recent post... July 9, 2012 by John Voelcker 20
Daimler might only have one full production electric car at the moment, in the shape of the 2013 smart fortwo electric drive, but the company has been experimenting with... July 5, 2012 by Antony Ingram
On Thursday, we brought you news that BMW was planning to ditch its partnership with GM to develop fuel cell vehicles, for Japanese rival Toyota. That news has now been... June 30, 2012 by Antony Ingram 1
You can virtually throw a stone these days and hit someone developing a "fuel of the future", but some do appear to show more promise than others. Many options for future... June 6, 2012 by Antony Ingram 9
Even more so than with electric cars, the future of hydrogen vehicles depends on a network of filling stations to allow people to go about their journeys as normal. That... June 5, 2012 by Antony Ingram 6
Toyota might be expanding its Prius line of hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars, but it hasn’t forgotten about hydrogen fuel cell technology. In fact, at this week’s... March 9, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 16
Every automaker goes to great lengths to promote their cars. Sometimes, the resulting publicity stunts are nothing short of genius. Other times they’re cringeworthy... March 5, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
President Obama might have promised to buy a plug-in Chevrolet Volt when he leaves office, but that doesn’t mean the Obama administration has forgotten about other... March 5, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
A surprising number of technological innovations have been developed through the military, and subsequently found their way into daily use - microwaves, cell phone... February 28, 2012 by Antony Ingram 1
One of Toyota's more distinctive vehicles on display at last month's Detroit Auto Show was the FCV-R fuel-cell concept. Joining electric, plug-in hybrids and regular hybrids... February 17, 2012 by Antony Ingram 1
