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When the world at large thinks of fuel-cell vehicles—to the extent it does, at least today—they are associated with hydrogen as the fuel to power them. But a fuel cell, more broadly speaking, is any device that produces electricity from a variety of input fuels or energy carriers. This morning, at a briefing in Japan, Nissan said it planned to develop vehicles using fuel cells powered by ethanol rather than hydrogen. DON'T MISS: Mercedes fuel-cell GLC plugs in like an electric car: what does that imply? And, Nissan said, it will commercialize its technology by 2020, which is when...
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Mercedes fuel-cell GLC plugs in like an electric car: what does that imply?
This morning, Mercedes-Benz announced that its upcoming GLC F-Cell hydrogen fuel-cell crossover SUV would also include a battery pack that plugs in to recharge. Just like an electric car. It will be the first production vehicle in the world, in fact, to combine those two zero-emission powertrains...
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Samsung says sayonara to fuel cells, focuses on batteries for electric cars
Samsung SDI is shutting down its fuel-cell division, and will reallocate resources to batteries for electric cars.
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Japan wants Fukushima to be major hydrogen production center
The Japanese government wants to promote hydrogen production in the Fukushima prefecture.
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Toyota Mirai seeks to reclaim green image from Tesla, sans Supercharger network
Toyota believes the Mirai can recapture the green image it cultivated with the Prius.
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Smaller, cheaper Toyota Mirai fuel-cell car coming in 2019, company says
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...
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A German industrial-gases company is launching a fuel-cell car-sharing program.
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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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Sites of four Northeast hydrogen fueling stations announced by Air Liquide
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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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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Hydrogen Fuel Cells Less Likely Than Electric Cars: Daimler CEO Zetsche
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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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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Audi h-Tron Quattro Concept Swaps In Hydrogen Fuel Cell For e-Tron's Battery
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...
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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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