Fuel Cell
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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 and hydrogen fueling station that Toyota recently announced. DON'T MISS: First Eight California Dealers Announced For 2016 Toyota Mirai Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car Located in Shiba Park in Tokyo's Minato district, the showroom is near the foot of the Eiffel-inspired Tokyo Tower. It's located beside an...
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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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New Battery And Energy Research And Technology: What We're Reading
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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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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Lexus Bypassing Plug-In Hybrids, Looking At Fuel Cells, Maybe EVs
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...
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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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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, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric cars have had a long and torturous path to market, there's one technology that's taken even longer. DON'T MISS: Toyota Mirai Should Cost The Same As Diesel Sedan Of Same Size, Toyota Says Or as Bruce Lin puts it in his Catalytic Engineering blog: "Dude, where's my...
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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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Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Car's Ad Agency Should Study Engine Technology More Closely
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...
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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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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.
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How To Test Hydrogen Vs Electric Cars: A Challenge To Automakers (In Our Dreams)
The amount of animus between some proponents of plug-in electric cars and those who support hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles is remarkable, and sometimes disturbing. Each side marshals studies of everything from wells-to-wheels carbon footprint (electric cars win) to "refueling time" to full range...
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Audi Buys Patents For Fuel-Cell Technology From Ballard Systems
Audi buys fuel-cell patents and plans to share them with other VW Group brands.
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