Olympics
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Toyota is planning to show off its use of electrified technology in the 2020 Olympics—although that includes few if any EVs.
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Toyota to launch fuel-cell buses next year for Olympics
Toyota will deliver its first hydrogen fuel-cell buses next year.
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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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Japan's Olympic Hydrogen Push Faces Challenges, Questions
Tokyo's governor is enthusiastic about hydrogen, but plans to showcase it at the 2020 Olympics face some challenges.
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Why One Olympic Gold Medalist Drives A Plug-In Hybrid In Vermont
Olympic Gold Medalist Ross Powers drives a Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid.
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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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Toyota is now a top-level Olympic sponsor.
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Japan To Spend $385 Million On Hydrogen For 2020 Olympics Deadline
Tokyo plans to hopes to have 35 hydrogen fueling stations operating in time for the 2020 Olympics.
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BMW Advertises i3 And i8 Electric Cars On Olympics Broadcasts
The Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia, are now underway, and official partner BMW is using the games to promote its two plug-in offerings, the i3 and i8. Three different commercials will be broadcast during NBC's coverage of the games, focusing on different aspects of the BMW-i lineup. One...
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Hydrogen-Fueled Olympics Taxis Sent 130 Miles To Refuel--On Diesel Trucks
The London Olympics now underway are a showcase for green cars. Automotive sponsor BMW is getting massive exposure for 4,000 of its greenest vehicles, including lower-emission ActiveHybrid models, fuel-efficient diesels, and much-anticipated i3 all-electric city car and i8 plug-in hybrid sports...
John Voelcker