Fuel Cell
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Hyundai will fall short of its 1,000-unit target for the end of 2015.
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Second Toyota Mirai Video: Hydrogen Is Like First Oil Well
Toyota goes to the birthplace of the oil industry to demonstrate electrolysis.
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Tokyo's Toyota Mirai Dealer & Hydrogen Fueling Site: Photo Gallery
The 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell sedan will go on sale in limited regions of California later this year, but it's already available in Japan. On a recent trip to Japan, your correspondent had a chance to head to downtown Tokyo to take a look at the combination of a dedicated Mirai showroom...
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Porsche Electric Sport Sedan To Target Tesla In 2018, Fuel-Cell Version To Follow?
Patent applications reveal designs for possible Porsche electric and fuel-cell models.
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Mazda To Lean On Toyota For Hybrid, Fuel-Cell Expertise
Mazda and Toyota will collaborate on future products.
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Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell: Early Drivers Discuss Experiences Traveling On Hydrogen
There have already been more Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicles leased in the U.S. than any other hydrogen-powered vehicle. Through April, Hyundai has leased 68 of the small SUVs since last June, when the first one was delivered. That slightly exceeds the number of Honda FCX Clarity fuel-cell sedans...
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Catch up on the latest battery and fuel-cell research news.
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First Eight CA Dealers Announced For 2016 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car
With the 2016 Toyota Mirai set to go on sale this October, Toyota has now announced the first eight dealers that will be selling its first production hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle. Four are in Northern California, four in the southern part of the state. Production of the Mirai will be limited to about...
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Despite Quick Charging, Toyota Exec Says Electric Cars Won't Work For Long Ranges
The Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car's chief engineer criticizes battery-electric cars.
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2016 Toyota Mirai Is First Fuel-Cell Car To Pace A NASCAR Race Tonight
A 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen car will pace a Toyota-sponsored NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway.
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New Toyota Film Appropriates Musk 'BS' Comment On Hydrogen For Its Title
Toyota launches a series of videos on renewable hydrogen.
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Scenarios For 2030 Zero-Emissions Cars In CA: Hydrogen Or Not?
With epic smog in the Los Angeles Basin, the state of California has led the nation's charge to reduce emissions from road vehicles for more than half a century. And it is now state policy to reduce emissions of climate-change gases, primarily carbon dioxide, from its 30 million-plus road vehicles...
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Hybrid models are a very significant part of the lineup for both the luxury brand Lexus and its mainstream counterpart (and parent company) Toyota. Hybrids accounted for about 16 percent of the brands’ U.S. sales, while they encompass nearly 70 percent of the U.S. hybrid market and about 85 percent of the luxury hybrid market. While Lexus has arguably dominated the market on luxury hybrids, they’ve offered no plug-in hybrids as of yet. Even over on the Toyota side there’s only been the Toyota Prius Hybrid, a model with an official electric-only range of just 11 miles and...
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More Olympics Green Cars: Soviet Hydrogen-Gasoline Minibuses Of 1980
The Soviet Union deployed hydrogen-gasoline prototype vehicles at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
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Decades Of Promises: 'Dude, Where's My Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car?'
Designing, engineering, testing, producing, and selling cars run by anything other than gasoline engines is hard, expensive, and challenging. Carmakers routinely lose money on the first generation of new technologies--Toyota, for example, with its first-generation Prius hybrid. But while hybrid...
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Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Car To Get Global Showcase At 2020 Olympics
Toyota is now a top-level Olympic sponsor.
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Toyota Mirai Should Cost The Same As Diesel Sedan Of Same Size, Toyota Says
A Toyota executive says the company is already looking to cut the fuel-cell Mirai's price.
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New Quant Flow-Cell Car Concepts Arrive, Still Dodgy On Details
The company NanoFlowcell offered an attention-getting list of claims for the Quant F prototype it revealed at the Geneva Motor Show this past week. They included an unlimited power source, zero emissions, acceleration from 0 to 62 mph in 2.8 seconds, and a top speed of 186 mph. Last year at Geneva...
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Oh, Toyota ... really? It's not bad enough that your Lexus brand put out two ads that inaccurately slammed plug-in electric and diesel vehicles, respectively. Now your own agency has gone and made a foolish technical error in an ad meant to pave the way for your 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle. DON'T MISS: 2016 Toyota Mirai: First Drive Of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Sedan The image was posted on Google Plus and elsewhere. It's simple enough: It has a photo of the 2016 Toyota Mirai, with nothing but the tagline, "A Car That Breathes In Air." As noted on Jalopnik and quite a number of...
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Honda Fuel-Cell Vehicle U.S. Sales Date Gets A Little Fuzzier
Honda's latest statement indicates its fuel-cell car may not arrive in the U.S. until 2017.
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California Bill Would Slash Sales Tax On Greenest New Vehicles
The California Legislature will considering cutting the sales tax on battery-electric cars, plug-in hybrids, hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, and compressed natural gas cars.
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Low-Volume Assembly Line For Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car
The 2016 Toyota Mirai is built on a small-scale assembly line in Japan.
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How Many Hydrogen Cars For Northeast U.S.? 10,000 In 10 Years, Plan Says
A trade group drafts ambitious plans for hydrogen in the Northeast.
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Toyota, Honda, Nissan To Support Hydrogen Fueling Sites In Japan
Toyota, Honda, and Nissan will work together to develop hydrogen fueling infrastructure.
Stephen Edelstein