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In 2015, Japanese automaker Toyota will make a fuel-cell vehicle available to the public. It has worked on the project with German firm BMW, itself planning a fuel-cell vehicle--and that vehicle could now be a fuel-cell version of the i3 electric car. According to Motoring, Toyota USA's advanced vehicle boss, Craig Scott "intimated strongly" that the i3 would be recipient of Toyota's fuel-cell tech. "We know... where they're headed" said Scott of Toyota's partnership with BMW. READ: New Lithium-Ion Battery Uses Peroxide To Boost Energy Density By 7 Times: Report He adds that crash test...
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Honda Ends Three Green Models For 2015: Insight, Fit EV, FCX Clarity
With the new and more fuel-efficient Honda Fit hatchback now on sale, the Japanese carmaker is slimming down its lineup a bit. For 2015, it has eliminated three low-selling green cars: the Honda Insight hybrid subcompact, the Honda Fit EV electric car, and the very low-volume Honda FCX Clarity...
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Hyundai: Gasoline Suppliers 'Should Invest In Hydrogen Infrastructure'
Hyundai recently handed off the keys to its first Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell customer, and the Korean carmaker has consistently said it believes hydrogen vehicles--and fuel-cell technology--will be the equivalent of "the next electric car." Plug-in electric vehicles are steadily gaining a foothold...
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Hyundai Vs. Tesla: Exec Claims U.S. Funds Superchargers, Electric-Car Maker Angrily Rebuts
Every so often, an auto executive will say something that raises an eyebrow or two. In this case, a Hyundai executive suggested that while his company had received no money for its hydrogen vehicles from the U.S. government, the Tesla Motors network of Supercharger DC fast-charging stations for...
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Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Covers 435 Miles On Single Tank Of Hydrogen
If there's one area that electric vehicles still lag their combustion counterparts, it's in the distance you can travel between stops to recharge. It's one area that companies producing fuel-cell vehicles will be keen to capitalize on too, and Hyundai has proven that long-distance ability with its...
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Why California Pushes Hydrogen Compliance Cars Over Electric Ones
We're starting to hear a lot about hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles from Hyundai, Toyota, and Honda--and we're going to hear a great deal more about them in the years to come. The first 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell was leased last month, and Toyota will bring its own hydrogen-powered vehicle into...
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Toyota has said for many years that it plans to build and sell a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, and now the company has trickled out some more information on that car. Specifically, it provided images of the final production version's exterior design--little changed from the concept it showed at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2013--along with on-sale dates and the price in Japan. DON'T MISS: Toyota Exec Stresses Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Future, Slams Critics The Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan will be launched "before April 2015" in its home market of Japan, and the company is preparing to introduce the car...
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2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell To Earn CA Credits, Not Profits
Last week, the very first 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell hydrogen-powered vehicle was delivered to lessee Timothy Bush in Southern California. The event was widely covered, as the fuel-cell Tucson crossover may well be the highest-volume hydrogen vehicle on U.S. roads until Toyota and Honda start...
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First 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Delivered In California
The very first 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell crossover vehicle was delivered yesterday to its lessee, Timothy Bush, in a ceremony that attracted both Hyundai executives and California government dignitaries. The keys to the hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, leased for three years at $499 a month with...
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Japan's Automakers & Government Move To Dominate Fuel-Cell Vehicles
Battery-electric, or fuel-cell? Japanese automakers are divided on the subject--Nissan and Mitsubishi brought electric cars to the market early, but Toyota and Honda have dragged their feet, concentrating instead on developing fuel-cell vehicles. The Japanese government is now on their side, as the...
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Another Hydrogen Fueling Station Opens In LA, With Fuel-Cell Cars On The Way
Another hydrogen fueling station opened in southern California yesterday, this one at California State University, Los Angeles. The university's Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility is a part of its program in sustainable energy and transportation technology, and is the largest hydrogen station...
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Toyota Exec Stresses Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Future, Slams Critics
Just in case there was any doubt that Toyota sees the future of green cars as powered by hydrogen fuel--not grid electricity--a company executive reiterated the point in a speech during the recent Detroit Auto Show. As reported by Reuters, not only did Toyota's senior vice president for automotive...
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FedEx will deploy 20 electric delivery trucks equipped with hydrogen fuel-cell range extenders.
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Hydrogen As Electric-Car Range Extender? French Tests Start Soon
Hydrogen fuel cells have often been viewed as alternatives to large battery packs for powering electric vehicles. But what if a small hydrogen fuel cell could be used in a battery-electric vehicle--solely as a range extender? The French postal service, La Poste, is about to test that concept in...
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Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars Price-Competitive With Electrics By 2030, Toyota Says
Toyota hopes advances in design and parts sharing will cut the cost of fuel-cell vehicles.
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New Hyundai Intrado Fuel-Cell Concept For 2014 Geneva Motor Show
Hyundai announced this morning that it will unveil a new hydrogen fuel-cell concept vehicle, to be known as the Intrado, at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in March. The Hyundai Intrado Concept will be constructed around a "super-lightweight structure" that employs a "mixture of advanced materials" that...
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Can Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles Compete With Electric Cars?
Suddenly, hydrogen fuel-cell cars are back in the news. Headlines have proclaimed a coming battle between plug-in electric cars and the new shining hope, hydrogen-powered vehicles. Three automakers--Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota--will offer fuel-cell cars to consumers by the end of 2015, albeit in...
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2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell: Hydrogen Crossover First Drive
Hyundai is an aggressive company, and that applies to its green cars as much as the bread-and-butter sedans and crossovers it sells in growing numbers. So when the company approached Green Car Reports to ask if we'd like to drive its new, hydrogen-powered 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle, that...
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Last week saw no fewer than three hydrogen fuel-cell cars appear at auto shows around the world. At the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota unveiled its FCV Concept, a somewhat-disguised version of a production car it's expected to launch next year and offer for limited sale in 2015. Meanwhile, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the wraps came off the Honda FCEV Concept--and Hyundai announced that its Tucson Fuel Cell conversion would be offered for lease next year to a limited number of Southern California residents. The Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell is the closest to hitting the roads--it'll appear next...
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CA Will Work To Streamline Permit Process For Hydrogen Fueling Stations
The hydrogen ball rolled a little further in California last week. The Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development--GO-Biz for short--has now announced plans to streamline the permitting process for hydrogen and electric fueling stations. It's the latest move to prepare the state for...
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Toyota Prototype Of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car Shown To Journalists
Toyota has given a small selection of journalists their first taste of prototypes of its long-awaited hydrogen fuel-cell production car--and driving impressions are beginning to surface. The Japanese automaker has shown off hydrogen concepts for some time, most prominent of which is the FCV-R...
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GM Gets New Partner For Fuel-Cell Vehicle Research: U.S. Army
An expanded partnership with the U.S. Army gives GM more fuel cell development resources.
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New Gas Stations Must Have Quick Charging Or Other Alt Fuels, Canadian City Says
Where should you put public charging stations for electric cars? Local businesses and governments and urban planners all over the country are grappling with that question right now. But one Canadian city has passed a law that requires new or renovated gas stations to install electric-car charging...
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California Gets Serious About Funding Hydrogen Fueling Stations
A bill passed by the California Legislature last week will provide funding for 100 hydrogen fueling stations in the state.
Stephen Edelstein