Fuel Cell
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To increase the reach of its hybrid cars, Toyota launched the Prius C subcompact in 2012 as a smaller, less expensive alternative to the Prius Liftback that's the linchpin of its lineup. Now, Toyota says it may be planning to do something similar with its Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle. The 2016 Toyota Mirai was launched last year in Japan, Europe, and North America. DON'T MISS: 2016 Toyota Mirai: First Drive Of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Sedan (Dec 2014) Its initial sales have been modest, and it is sold only in areas where hydrogen-fueling infrastructure is up and running. But according to...
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World's first fuel-cell car-sharing program to launch in Germany
A German industrial-gases company is launching a fuel-cell car-sharing program.
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Exxon backs carbon-capture technology to feed fuel cells
ExxonMobil is expanding a partnership with FuelCell Energy to combined carbon capture and sequestration with carbonate fuel cells.
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True Zero to be brand for hydrogen fueling stations from First Element Fuel
First Element Fuel will operate its 15 California hydrogen stations under the True Zero brand.
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2018 Honda Clarity electric versions: first details, including 40-plus-mile range for plug-in hybrid
The 2017 Honda Clarity will arrive in showrooms late this year with a hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain, one of three hydrogen-powered vehicles that will be sold in limited numbers in specific California regions that have hydrogen fueling stations up and running. But Honda has much larger plans for the...
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Fuel-cell concepts from 50 years ago: famed designer Brooks Stevens
Most car buyers would be hard-pressed to name a single automobile designer working today. But it wasn't always that way: names like Raymond Loewy and Harley Earl were known well outside the design studios where they created the "cars of tomorrow." A half-century-old concept from designer Brooks...
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Air Liquide plans to install hydrogen stations in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.
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BMW's hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle getting closer to reality
BMW plans to have "second-generation" fuel-cell components ready by 2020.
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Next Hyundai fuel-cell vehicle to be another SUV
The replacement for today's Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell will be another crossover.
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Toyota Mirai manga: hydrogen fuel cell beats electric cars, plug-in hybrids
Manga are comics created in Japan, conforming to a style set more than 100 years ago and still very much a part of popular culture. While they may look like no more than light entertainment, they're widely read by people of all ages—and sometimes used to market commercial products. A year...
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Hydrogen for fuel-cell vehicles made from wind energy in Japanese test
Toyota is experimenting with hydrogen made using wind power.
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Two-Thirds Of 2030 Hondas Will Be Electrified Or Zero Emission: CEO
Fifteen years is a short time in the life of the auto industry, just two complete product cycles for the average high-volume vehicle. But by "around 2030," according to Honda's CEO, his company will "strive" to make fully two-thirds of its cars electrified in some way--including hybrids, plug-in...
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Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche believes battery-electric cars have a better chance of succeeding than hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.
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Riversimple Rasa: New Details On Super-Light Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car
Riversimple hopes to put its revised hydrogen fuel-cell car on sale by 2018.
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Is This Tata The Smallest Roadworthy Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle In The World?
The Ziva is a hydrogen fuel-cell version of the Tata Magic Iris small commercial van.
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2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Priced 'Around $60,000,' CA Launch Before End Of Year
Honda says it will begin leasing the Clarity Fuel Cell in California later this year.
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Hydrogen-Powered Mercedes GLC To Launch In 2017
A Mercedes-Benz production fuel-cell vehicle will launch in 2017.
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Honda, GM To Build Factory For Fuel-Cell Production By 2025
The cost of developing advanced zero-emission powertrains for future vehicles is substantial, even for the world's largest carmakers. Especially in hydrogen fuel-cell research, the biggest auto companies are doubling and tripling up to share the costs. Honda and GM said in July 2013 that they would...
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Hot on the heels of the all-electric Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept it revealed last fall, VW Group's luxury brand Audi has released a second iteration of the same concept. This one still has all four wheels powered by electric motors, but the electricity to run them comes not from a large battery pack but a hydrogen fuel cell. The orange Audi h-Tron Quattro Concept debuted at this week's Detroit Auto Show, following the unexpected reveal of the conventionally powered Audi A4 Allroad wagon. DON'T MISS: Audi e-Tron Quattro Concept: 2018 Electric Car Previewed At Frankfurt Motor Show UPDATE: This...
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Toyota Asks Some Of CA's 8 Mirai Dealers To Hold Off Deliveries
Toyota is asking some California dealers to stop Mirai deliveries until more fueling stations open.
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Tax Credit For Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles Extended By Budget Deal
A tax credit for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles was extended as part of the recent Congressional budget deal.
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Hyundai To Launch 400-Mile Fuel-Cell SUV By 2020: Report
Hyundai's next fuel-cell vehicle will be a dedicated model, a new report says.
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U.K. Extends Green-Car Grants To Double Buyers By 2018
The U.K. government will extend a grant program for green cars by about two years.
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Portable Hydrogen Fuelers Go To Six Toyota Mirai Dealers As Stations Lag
With Toyota having delivered a total of 57 Mirai sedan in October and November, the drivers of those hydrogen fuel-cell cars will be looking for stations at which to fuel their new zero-emission vehicles. But the state of California's ambitious program to install dozens of hydrogen stations is...
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