Fuel Cell
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Modules based on the fuel-cell system from the Mirai can be packaged in a plug-and-play solution for some very large vehicles.
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Riversimple Rasa lightweight hydrogen car revived with Siemens partnership
The Rasa has a very different focus than the heavy-truck and industrial purposes large automakers are seeing for hydrogen fuel cells.
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Toyota claims the 2021 Mirai fuel-cell car cleans the air, calls it “minus emissions”
The 2021 Toyota Mirai claims to have better than zero-emissions by filtering the outside air, but it ignores the emissions of hydrogen sourcing.
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Karma will test a hydrogen fuel-cell car without the infrastructure hurdles
In partnership with Blue World Technologies, Karma Automotive will test a fuel-cell car you'll fill up with liquid methane.
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GM and Navistar will create and support 2,000 long-haul hydrogen fuel-cell semis
A partnership could prove hydrogen the better solution clean long-haul trucking—though it's not ready for the sustainability report quite yet.
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Even with $8,000 tax credit extended, fuel-cell lease prices won't change, automakers say
Since hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are mostly leased, automakers will absorb the difference—for now, and depending whether the Biden administration helps renew the credit.
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An outage highlights the bizarre logistics related to keeping hydrogen fuel-cell models like the Toyota Mirai, Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, and Hyundai Nexo fueled.
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Hyundai Kona Electric and Nexo fuel-cell SUV recalled for brake issue
A potential issue with the brake booster could cause Kona Electric and Nexo models to exhibit reduced braking power; the solution is a software update.
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First drive review: 2021 Toyota Mirai goes faster and farther, but is that enough?
The 2021 Mirai moves to a rear-wheel drive platform borrowed from Lexus and gets improvements to the fuel cell stack, the interior, and the tech throughout.
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Hyundai HTWO hydrogen fuel-cell brand signals development push for vehicles, ships, trains
The global automaker and industrial giant hopes to expand its use of hydrogen fuel-cell tech far beyond small cars.
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Updated fuel-cell tech boosts Toyota semi project to 300 miles at full load
Toyota is giving its zero-emissions fuel-cell semis more range, which could expand their use to more than port duty.
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Hyundai exec: Fuel-cell tech might be smarter than big batteries in electric pickups and SUVs
Hydrogen fuel-cell tech might be the answer to the energy-storage needs of big trucks and SUVs, as it faces weight and aero challenges, a top executive suggested.
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Nikola and General Motors have reached an agreement under which GM will supply fuel-cell hardware for a fee, but GM's investment in Nikola and pickup plans are off.
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Hyundai hydrogen fuel-cell system might power French-made Grenadier off-road SUV
The factory that previously built Smart minicars could conceivably build a big hydrogen fuel-cell SUV with off-road prowess and a vintage look.
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Racier-looking 2021 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car is ready for more infrastructure
The redesigned Toyota Mirai looks like a better cheerleader for hydrogen than before, but it's going to need many more places to refuel.
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Toyota steps up to support Mirai fuel-cell car with 7 more hydrogen stations in California
In preparation for increased sales of a new-generation Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell sedan, Toyota is supporting more fueling stations.
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Nikola "base plan" might drop Badger electric pickup if GM deal falls through
Without a partnership with General Motors, Nikola might abandon its fuel-cell-supplemented pickup, Nikola's CEO hinted.
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Hyundai invests in startup aiming to transport hydrogen in oil
Existing methods for transporting oil might potentially be used to carry hydrogen for fuel cells if tech from a German startup takes off.
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Daimler Trucks is aiming to make hydrogen fuel-cell semis a reality; but with liquid-hydrogen tech, some aspects remain a work in progress.
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Ballard reveals hydrogen fuel-cell tech developed with Audi
Audi appears to be at least dabbling with the idea of hydrogen fuel cells for passenger vehicles, with tech just revealed and co-developed with Ballard.
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Hyundai expanding Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell availability in California—by one dealership
The cause to announce one more dealership underscores how cautiously automakers are increasing sales volume, around a limited infrastructure.
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GM will build Nikola Badger electric truck, supply hydrogen fuel-cell tech
A partnership gives GM a portion of Nikola in exchange for necessary fuel-cell tech to power commercial trucks and more.
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Toyota Lunar Cruiser could take hydrogen fuel-cell tech to the moon
The Lunar Cruiser is powered by hydrogen fuel cells and is designed to boldly go where no Land Cruiser has gone before.
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Hyperion XP-1 hydrogen fuel-cell supercar touts 1,000-mile range, 221-mph top speed
Only 300 of the hand-built hydrogen fuel-cell supercars will be made, as a very exclusive "educational tool for the masses."
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