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Fuel Cell
HANS GREIMEL
Could Toyota Mirai's hot demand and 2-year backlog undermine its success? 6:57 am U.S. ET | March 2, 2015
Would you buy a car if you had to wait two years for delivery? That's what Toyota is asking its customers to do with its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle....Read More »
HANS GREIMEL
Toyota, Mazda bet against each other in quest for 94 mpg 4:54 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 26, 2015
Japan’s largest auto manufacturer and one of its smallest are betting against each other on divergent paths to the same goal -- an incredible fuel economy rate pushing 94 mpg....Read More »
RICHARD TRUETT
Have no fear, Hyundai cracks the fuel-cell code 11:00 am U.S. ET | Feb. 17, 2015
The hydrogen fuel cell debate is no longer a chicken-and-egg conundrum. The fuel cell vehicle has arrived first. It works....Read More »
Audi buys Ballard fuel-cell tech to boost clean-car pushFeb. 11, 2015 16:27 CET
VW Group's Audi unit bought fuel-cell technology from Ballard Power Systems in a deal worth as much as $112 million to advance development of clean-running vehicles at the automaker. Audi bought about 700 patents from Ballard....Read More »
Toyota, Honda in talks to put 6,000 fuel cell cars on road in Tokyo by 2020 Olympics 6:19 am U.S. ET | Jan. 20, 2015
Japan's capital will build 35 stations to fuel hydrogen-based fuel cell vehicles and is in negotiations with Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. to put 6,000 hydrogen cars on its roads by 2020....Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE E-MAGAZINE
BMW quickly moves top 'i' tech to mainstream modelsJan. 6, 2015 06:01 CET
BMW's mainstream models could soon benefit from technology offered in the i3 and i8, such as carbon fiber construction and high-performance low-CO2 powertrains, BMW brand sales boss Ian Robertson told Automotive News Europe....Read More »
AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE E-MAGAZINE
Ghosn expects Europe sales to rise in 2015Dec. 4, 2014 06:15 CET
Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn expects growth in Europe, China and the U.S. next year and is bullish about plans to diversify beyond electric cars into plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles....Read More »
Craft workshop's new mission: Build Mirai 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 1, 2014
Toyota's secretive workshop in Japan that built the last $375,000 Lexus LFA in December 2012 has a new assignment: Hand build the Mirai hydrogen fuel cell sedan....Read More »
LUCA CIFERRI
Why Audi over-engineered its fuel cell 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 28, 2014
Audi r&d boss Ulrich Hackenberg provided a concise answer when asked why the carmaker's fuel cell also needs plug-in hybrid technology....Read More »
Fuel cell cars steal spotlight 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 24, 2014
Automakers are beginning to nudge the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle out of the illusion factory that is Southern California and into the broader conversation about the future of clean transportation....Read More »
Toyota's fuel cell goal: Big cost cutting 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 24, 2014
Toyota Motor Corp.'s top fuel cell engineer predicts the automaker will slash the cost of the next hydrogen-fueled powertrain to between one-third and one-fourth the cost of the current system....Read More »
Toyota: Fuel cell water safe to drink ... but don't try it 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 24, 2014
Toyota pitches its new Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car as a godsend for the planet. Heat and water are its only byproducts, not climate-altering carbon dioxide. But just how clean is that exhaust water vapor? Turns out, the Mirai's exhaust water is safer than milk, Toyota says. Still, no one at Toyota has tried it....Read More »
VW embraces hydrogen with Golf SportWagen HyMotion 5:23 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 19, 2014
Volkswagen is next in line to join the hydrogen party at the Los Angeles Auto Show with a concept version of its new Golf SportWagen compact powered by a fuel cell electric drivetrain....Read More »
THE FUTURE OF HYDROGEN CARS
Ewanick's next bold bet: Hydrogen stations 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 17, 2014
If Honda, Hyundai and Toyota are the companies defining what fuel cell vehicles are, it's FirstElement and former GM executive Joel Ewanick that largely will define how and where they will be refueled....Read More »
Toyota sees fuel cell car, priced at $57,500, gaining traction in small steps 8:00 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 17, 2014
Toyota said it plans to sell close to 200 of its Mirai -- it means “future” in Japanese -- fuel-cell sedans when it goes on sale in California in late 2015, and 3,000 units by the end of 2017 as it expands marketing to cover the Northeast U.S....Read More »
FUEL ME ONCE ...
Hydrogen cars are here. Is the world ready for them? 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 17, 2014
Auto companies have looked to hydrogen fuel cells as a groundbreaking technology: a nonpolluting power source that isn't constrained by battery capacity and doesn't require long stretches of downtime for charging. But one key breakthrough -- making a hydrogen-fueled vehicle as easy to drive and refuel as a gasoline-powered one -- remains elusive....Read More »
Fuel cell cars will be commercially viable by 2025, Bosch exec saysNov. 17, 2014 11:36 CET
Falling costs will make fuel cell technology commercially viable for mass car production by 2025, Wolf-Henning Scheider, Bosch's automotive chief, said. Toyota and Honda plan to launch fuel cell vehicles in 2015....Read More »
Honda shows new fuel cell concept, delays launch 11:30 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 16, 2014
Honda unveiled a sleek new concept of its upcoming hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle but promptly delayed its launch as part of a global quality review in the wake of a series of embarrassing product problems....Read More »
Toyota's mean, green fuel-cell car dons racing stripes 8:52 am U.S. ET | Nov. 1, 2014
Toyota's new hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle broke cover at a Japan rally race with speed demon Akio Toyoda behind the wheel to prove that the green car is also a mean one....Read More »
Daimler, Linde to build new hydrogen fuel stations in GermanyOct. 8, 2014 14:01 CET
Daimler and industrial gases maker Linde will build 20 hydrogen fuel stations in Germany over the next few years to boost support networks for fuel cell cars. Daimler aims to bring competitively priced fuel cell vehicles to market by 2017....Read More »
Paris show hits and misses 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 6, 2014
There were more hits than misses at the Paris auto show, a sign that even with a sluggish European market, automakers are willing to take chances with new designs....Read More »
PARIS AUTO SHOW
Toyota: Fuel cell sedan sales won't match Prius' launch 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 5, 2014
Sales of Toyota's fuel cell sedan probably won't grow as quickly as those of the Prius hybrid....Read More »
2014 PARIS AUTO SHOW
Toyota hoping for Prius-like success with European launch of fuel cell carOct. 3, 2014 15:11 CET
Toyota plans a controlled rollout of its fuel cell car in Europe next summer as the automaker aims to replicate the first-mover success of its Prius hybrid and stir interest in the new technology....Read More »
Germany to offer free parking to spur EV salesSept. 24, 2014 13:47 CET
Germany will offer free parking and the right to use bus lanes to buyers of electric, fuel cell and some plug-in hybrid cars in a bid to have 1 million EVs on German roads by 2020, up from about 21,000 at the start of the year....Read More »
VW says fuel cell cars will struggle beyond JapanSept. 8, 2014 10:52 CET
Volkswagen says fuel cell cars will probably struggle to catch on outside Japan where the government has invested in measures including a fuel-station network and generous subsidies that are too high for other countries to match....Read More »
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