Fuel Cell Vehicles
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Toyota will license its fuel-cell patents to other companies for free.
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Toyota To Build Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle At Former Lexus LFA Plant
Sadly, Toyota’s advanced Motomachi plant in Japan that was previously responsible for the Lexus LFA supercar won’t be tooled up to produce another carbon fiber-bodied performance vehicle. Instead, it will soon start churning out Toyota’s new hydrogen-powered Mirai fuel cell...
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VW Golf SportWagen HyMotion Fuel Cell Concept Unveiled At 2014 L.A. Auto Show
Volkswagen unveiled a fuel-cell version of its Golf SportWagen at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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Audi A7 h-tron quattro Fuel Cell Concept Debuts In L.A.
It was back in June that we first learned Audi was working on a version of its A7 powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. Today, at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, the German automaker presented its A7 fuel cell vehicle which has been labeled the A7 h-tron quattro. Though still a concept, the vehicle...
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Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicle Due In 2015 To Be Called Mirai: Video
Imagine driving a car with no harmful emissions, that could go for 300 miles, and be filled back up in 3-5 minutes. That's the reality of Toyota's upcoming fuel cell vehicle, which today has been confirmed as the Mirai. The vehicle will go on sale in Japan in April 2015 and should be in U.S...
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Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan To 'Feature' In Japanese Rally
Toyota is out to demonstrate the performance and reliability of its fuel cell technology by ‘featuring’ its first production fuel cell vehicle, the FCV, in a rally taking place in Japan this weekend. No, the FCV won’t be trying to set a time but will simply run the planned course...
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Toyota's production fuel-cell vehicle stays close to the 2013 concept.
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Next Mercedes Fuel Cell Vehicle Coming In 2017: Report
Automakers are faced with a number of options when it comes to alternative powertrains, though at this stage it’s still anyone’s guess as to which will be prevalent in the future. Right now plug-in hybrids and battery-powered electrics are gaining traction in the market, but if you ask...
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Hyundai Intrado Crossover Concept: 2014 Geneva Motor Show Live Photos
Hyundai has revealed a new concept at this week’s 2014 Geneva Motor Show, a stylish crossover powered by a fuel cell. Hyundai is investing heavily in fuel cell technology and will be leasing a version of its Tucson powered by a fuel cell this spring at a cost of $499 per month over three...
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Toyota's Fuel Cell Car To Enter Production In 2015: CES Preview
Imagine driving a car with no harmful emissions, that could go for 300 miles, and be filled back up in 3-5 minutes. That's the reality of Toyota's upcoming production fuel cell vehicle, or FCV. Whether hydrogen is a realistic widespread fuel source (right now it's most certainly not) and whether...
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Honda FCEV Fuel Cell Concept Debuts At 2013 L.A. Auto Show: Live Photos
The Honda FCEV concept previews the styling of Honda's next production fuel cell vehicle.
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BMW Committed To Fuel Cell Vehicles
BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer reiterated his company’s commitment to fuel cell technology, revealing in a speech this week that a purpose-built fuel cell vehicle was being considered for production. BMW has just taken the covers off its first battery-powered electric production car, the 2014 i3...
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Despite fuel cell technology’s lack of traction in the auto industry, most major automakers are committed to furthering the technology and eventually selling a car powered by the advanced propulsion system. The main reason given is that the car of tomorrow could be one of several main types, be it battery-powered, fuel cell-powered or perhaps even synthetic fuel-powered, so automakers need to hedge their bets. Already we’ve seen BMW and Toyota join forces in the area of fuel cells, among other things, and more recently Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Nissan did the same. Not wanting to be...
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Audi Prepping Fuel Cell-Powered A7
Audi is already preparing a varied fuel product onslaught as it moves to bring more diesel vehicles to the States. Now, however, comes word that a third type of engine juice will be joining the lineup--albeit in prototype form. Mix two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen and what you're left with is...
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BMW And Toyota Accelerate Plans For Shared Fuel Cell, Sports Car And Green Technology
In late 2011, BMW and Toyota signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration between the two on a number of projects ranging from the development of a new sports car platform to research into next-generation battery technology and even hydrogen fuel cell powertrains. Today, the two...
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BMW And Toyota To Collaborate On Sports Car Development
At a presentation held today at BMW’s headquarters in Munich, the German automaker together with Toyota announced a further expansion of an original alliance established late last year. The heads of both automakers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at long-term strategic...
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Mercedes-Benz Has Two Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars In The Pipeline
While many automakers have shied away from hydrogen fuel cell technology, German luxury brand Mercedes-Benz is hard at work on the development of the clean-running vehicles and is on track to launch its first mass-produced example in 2014. According to Automotive News (subscription required)...
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More Future Fuels: Bacteria To Power Hydrogen Fuel Cells?
Hydrogen fuel cells for automotive use are one of those "great in theory, flawed in principal" ideas for the future of car propulsion. New technology using bacteria could eventually change that. Fuel cells have several advantages over pure battery-electric power, for example. Firstly, hydrogen has...
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While the rest of the auto world dives deeply hybrids and electric cars at this year's Frankfurt Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz is still convinced the hydrogen fuel cell is the powertrain of the future--absolutely by the year 2050, and likely much sooner than that if new hydrogen-storage technology can make it from engineering concept into reality. When it does happen, Daimler AG chairman Dieter Zetsche says hopefully, the "battle for command of oil will be a thing of the past." Zetsche says that channeling the most "democratic" of fuels--hydrogen is the most abundant element on earth, though it's...
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Mercedes-Benz F125 Hydrogen Gullwing Concept: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
Pointing the way towards the design of the next-generation S-Class and CL-Class is the brand new 2011 Mercedes-Benz F125 hydrogen-fueled gullwing coupe concept. The striking concept car will be on show this week at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, which officially kicks off tomorrow, but many of its...
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Gordon Murray Gets Into Fuel Cell Tech With Next iStream Car
Professor Gordon Murray is a busy chap right now. Fresh from revealing his T.27 electric city car and taking time out to re-design the iconic Batmobile, he's now announced a partnership between his company Gordon Murray Design (GMD) and UK-based ACAL Energy to develop a low-cost fuel cell vehicle...
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Mercedes-Benz Bringing Mass-Produced Fuel Cell Cars To Market By 2014
While the interest in hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicles has waned lately, due mostly to media’s attention centering on the latest generation of battery powered electric cars and plug-in hybrids, several automakers including industry giant Daimler are still backing their cause. Just a few...
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Honda FC Sport Design Study Foresees Future Hydrogen Sports Car
Honda has revealed today at the Los Angeles Auto Show a new concept vehicle powered by an advanced hydrogen fuel cell drivetrain. Showing that alternative energy doesn’t have to be boring, the new concept vehicle has been developed as a sporty three-seater and showcases the flexibility of...
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Honda Confirms Hydrogen Fuel Cell Sedan For 2008
Honda has announced that it will launch a hydrogen fuel-cell sedan next year as well as a new high volume hybrid vehicle priced under its $25,000 Civic hybrid in 09. The announcement was made at yesterday’s demonstration of Honda’s FCX fuel-cell prototype in Washington, a four-door...
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