Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell
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Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are rolling out to California buyers in small numbers with two models on the market, and hydrogen stations slowly expanding outside a narrow slice of Los Angeles. The Honda Clarity Fuel Cell vehicle first went on sale in California at the end of 2016, and 2018 models just arrived. The Toyota Mirai has also been available in California since 2016, giving California buyers a choice of zero-emissions fuel-cell cars. Hyundai, too, offered a fuel-cell version of its previous Tucson SUV until recently, albeit only for lease. DON'T MISS: 2017 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell...
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All the challenges for hydrogen fuel-cell cars laid out
Twenty years ago, Toyota took the automotive industry by surprise with the Prius. The Japanese giant is attempting to revolutionize driving again, this time by bringing hydrogen-powered cars to the masses. However, it now faces a completely different set of challenges than when it set out to get...
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What's the most important fuel-cell car so far? Poll results
About 600,000 plug-in electric cars have been sold in the U.S. in the past 10 years. The number for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles is lower: as of the end of last month, it's below 1,600. Nonetheless, Honda, Hyundai, and Toyota today offer zero-emission vehicles powered by hydrogen in limited areas of...
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Next Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell to have 30 percent more range
Hyundai is expected to unveil its next fuel-cell vehicle in 2018.
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Tomorrow is National Hydrogen Day, and Honda Clarity is there
Honda will use National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day to promote its Clarity Fuel Cell sedan.
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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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Carmakers need to launch more plug-in electric vehicles to meet global regulations on emission reduction and energy efficiency. And small to mid-size SUVs are the fastest-growing segment in auto markets around the world. Now we learn that Hyundai is planning to launch a dedicated all-electric SUV with 200 miles of range within two years. DON'T MISS: 2017 Hyundai Ioniq debuts in NY: 110-mile Electric range, 25-plus for Plug-In The news comes from the Korea Herald (via Hyundai-Blog), which quotes an unnamed spokesperson confirming that the company will "launch a new electric SUV" by 2018. It...
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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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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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Hyundai Supplies Five Tucson Fuel Cell Taxis To Paris Fleet
Five Hyundai fuel-cell vehicles will enter taxi service in Paris.
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Hydrogen Fueling Station Reliability: 'An Issue For Some Time' To Come
A California station has been selling hydrogen for eight months.
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In Survey, 77 Percent Of Canadian Buyers Support Hydrogen Vehicles
Hyundai surveys Canadian buyers, and says they're enthusiastic about hydrogen.
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While they enjoy driving their cars, early lessees of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in Southern California are complaining that they can't reliably fuel them at the handful of stations now supposedly operating in their region. The stations are frequently inoperative, they say, closed for days or weeks at a time. Moreover, when the stations are functioning properly, they sometimes can only fuel one or two cars before an hour-long wait is required--and some stations can only fuel the cars to half-full. DON'T MISS: Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell: Early Drivers Discuss Experiences Traveling On Hydrogen A...
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Seven Barriers To Alt-Fuel Vehicles: Can Hydrogen Fuel Cells Overcome Them?
Among owners and advocates of zero-emission vehicles, few topics generate as much back-and-forth debate (to put it politely) as those cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Discussions of wells-to-wheels carbon footprint, the presently nonexistent hydrogen fueling infrastructure, and their purported...
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Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Global Sales Below Target, Company Admits
Hyundai will fall short of its 1,000-unit target for the end of 2015.
Stephen Edelstein -
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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Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Price Slashed In Korea; 200 Delivered Globally So Far
Hyundai will cut the price of its full-cell crossover for the home market.
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Hyundai Fuel Cell, BMW i3 Electric Motor Win "10 Best Engines" Awards
Two alternative powertrains are among Ward's 2015 "10 Best Engines."
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The biggest news in zero-emission vehicles at last month's Los Angeles Auto Show was the formal introduction of the 2016 Toyota Mirai. But several other companies made news in the hydrogen fuel-cell market as well. Here's our brief roundup of the hydrogen stories we covered in LA. 2016 Toyota Mirai The maker of the world's highest-volume hybrid, the Toyota Prius, formally introduced the production version of its hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle. Like the first-generation Prius, the 2016 Toyota Mirai (the Japanese word for "future") will be a low-volume vehicle in its early years. But Toyota is...
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Can Fuel-Cell Cars Boost Hyundai's Technology Leadership Image?
Hyundai hopes its fuel-cell crossovers will boost its image.
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Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car Questions: Toyota, Honda & Hyundai Respond (Part 3)
This coming week will bring news of at least two new hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles from major global manufacturers. They'll be offered only in small numbers for the next few years--far smaller than plug-in electric vehicle sales over the same period--but Toyota, Hyundai, and Honda fully intend to...
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Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car Questions: Toyota, Honda & Hyundai Respond (Part 2)
Questions around the prospects, desirability, technology, and practicality of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles will likely get a lot of attention in coming months. At the Los Angeles Auto Show next week, more details on the Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan--which may gain a new model name (rumored to be...
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Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Car Questions: Toyota, Honda & Hyundai Respond (Part 1)
Next week, the Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan will be introduced in detail at the Los Angeles Auto Show, possibly with a new model name (rumored to be Mirai). Small numbers of Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell crossovers are now on the road, and Honda will launch its next-generation hydrogen fuel-cell car within...
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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...
John Voelcker