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Toyota will reportedly unveil a mass-market battery-electric car in 2020.
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Fuel-cell ferry for San Francisco: feasible but expensive, U.S. study says
The U.S. Maritime Administration says a fuel-cell ferry would be much more expensive to operate than conventional diesel vessels.
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Alstom hydrogen fuel-cell train to be tested in Germany
A hydrogen fuel-cell train will enter service in Germany next year.
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Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car wins Monte Carlo e-Rally
A Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car won the 2016 e-Rally Monte Carlo.
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2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell rated at 366 miles of range by EPA
The Toyota Mirai has taken the lead in U.S. sales of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, though it was beaten to market early last year by the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell. Through September, Toyota has sold 710 of its four-person Mirai sedan—though up to half of those sales came in August to employees...
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Toyota to launch fuel-cell buses next year for Olympics
Toyota will deliver its first hydrogen fuel-cell buses next year.
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Infrastructure company Air Liquide is launching a new marketing campaign to promote fuel cells.
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Hydrogen cars celebrate half a century; have they made a difference?
Electric cars are virtually as old as the auto industry, but hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are not. In fact, exactly fifty years ago this month, GM showed off the first one, which it called the Electrovan. This remarkable and innovative prototype for a zero-emission vehicle used the body of an...
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Hydrogen fuel-station finder app launched by Air Liquide
Infrastructure company Air Liquide is launching an app to find hydrogen fueling stations.
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Tomorrow is National Hydrogen Day, and Honda Clarity is there
Honda will use National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day to promote its Clarity Fuel Cell sedan.
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Military hydrogen-powered Chevy Colorado ZH2 launches
The Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 will begin testing with the U.S. Army next year.
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Price cut and monthly sales spike for Toyota Mirai fuel-cell sedan
Sometimes journalists miss the forest for the trees, and we'll plead guilty on this one. When we wrote last week that the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell sedan was little-changed for the 2017 model year, with only one new color added, we missed one important element. That was, as several readers...
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The 2017 Toyota Mirai carries over essentially unchanged.
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U.S. Army, Chevy to unveil hydrogen fuel-cell Colorado truck in October
Chevy and the U.S. Army will unveil their jointly-developed Colorado-based fuel-cell prototype in October.
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When will hydrogen fuel be available everywhere in the U.S.? Poll results
While you might think that any zero-emission vehicle would be viewed as a good thing, hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles continue to generate opposition among some electric-car fans. Perhaps viewing them as competition for long-range battery electric vehicles of the sort now planned by virtually every...
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Toyota challenges high-school students to build fuel-cell cars
Toyota is teaching California high-school students about fuel-cell cars.
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Hydrogen cost could equal 50-cent gasoline, with renewable energy: study
Renewable energy could dramatically lower the cost of hydrogen, a new study says.
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New hydrogen fueling station closer to throughput of gasoline
H2 Logic claims its new dispenser can increase the throughput of hydrogen fueling stations.
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Kia has no plans to develop a "Tesla fighter" electric car at this time, the carmaker's engineering boss says.
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Next-generation Hyundai hydrogen fuel cells due in 2018
The next-generation Hyundai fuel-cell powertrain will debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeonchang, South Korea.
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Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle landscape truly changed, says longtime expert
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are getting a more concrete commitment from policymakers, says one longtime expert.
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2017 Honda Clarity preview
The 2017 Honda Clarity is a mid-size four-door sedan that will ultimately be offered with three different powertrains. The Clarity Fuel Cell, the first version to launch, will be powered by electricity generated by an onboard fuel cell fed by compressed hydrogen. Then, next year, two more versions...
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2017 Honda Clarity spy shots from testing show debut is close
If you're a nascent spy photographer for cars, Detroit is the place to be for the domestic companies. Southern California is the site for many Asian brands, even though Toyota and Nissan have largely decamped for other regions. Which is how one alert reader came to snap these photos of a 2017 Honda...
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Early Mercedes fuel-cell driver's 'sobering assessment' to industry
As the old saying goes, you can identify the pioneers by the arrows in their backs. Being an early adopter of new technologies can be exciting, but it can also require adaptations to fit into its limitations. Just ask David Wenger, one German proponent and driver of a Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell...
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