They changed the way in which the world viewed the hybrid car, and now Toyota is out to do the same with hydrogen fuel-cell technology. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. celebrated the opening of the first hydrogen fueling station in the US, fed directly from an active industrial hydrogen pipeline. The station will provide hydrogen [...]
Hydrogen-powered vehicles may be a reality sooner than previously thought. Ten organizations, comprised of various companies, agencies, and universities, have joined an initiative between GM and The Gas Company (TGC) to bring hydrogen-powered vehicles and an accompanying fueling infrastructure to Hawaii by 2015. The plan is called the Hawaii Hydrogen Initiative (H2I), and aims to [...]
Besides the upcoming 2011 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, the Korean automaker has quite a lot more planned for its ‘green’ lineup. According to the guys at Inside Line, Hyundai plans on introducing a hybrid-electric vehicle on a dedicated platform in 2012 (think Toyota Prius). Following that, Hyundai has plans for a plug-in hybrid version in 2013 [...]
Top Korean auto manufacturer Hyundai-Kia will begin low-volume production of at least one fuel cell vehicle within the next two years. Though it is still not known whether the vehicle will be a Hyundai or a Kia, it will definitely be a hydrogen-powered version of an existing model. “There are already agreements between car makers [...]
Toyota, the biggest seller and manufacturer of hybrid vehicles, said that it has cut the cost of producing fuel-cell vehicles by 90 percent since the mid-2000s. The Japanese automaker said that it may be able to price its first retail hydrogen model at about $50,000 and may have it on the roads by 2015. Yoshihiko [...]
BMW has announced that it is testing a new hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid powertrain that could be used by the next-generation Mini and the front-wheel-drive BMW vehicles planned for 2014. The system combines a front-wheel-drive architecture, a hydrogen fuel-cell system, an electric-motor and a small gasoline engine. Engineers say that the system is designed to allow [...]
General Motors’ Project Driveway, which involves 120 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell electric vehicles, was set up to see how hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicles adapt to the real world and if customers will be able to use them as daily drivers. One of the more impressive aspects of the Project Driveway project was to see if [...]
General Motors announced yesterday that it is testing a “production-intent” hydrogen fuel-cell system that can fit in the space of a 4-cylinder engine and be ready for commercial production by 2015. The Detroit automaker said that the system is half the size, 220 lbs lighter and uses about a third of the platinum of the [...]
Daimler AG plans on doubling its investment in green technologies in the next two years for its Mercedes-Benz unit, which will roll out plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell vehicles in every segment over the next few years. The company plans on spending $1.4 billion in each of the next two years to develop batteries and fuel-efficient [...]
Currently, Honda is limited to leasing its FCX Clarity fuel cell sedans to drivers in the Los Angeles area because of the city’s hydrogen stations. Hoping to avoid that problem in the future, Honda yesterday began setting up operation of a next-generation solar hydrogen station concept intended for use as a home refueling station for [...]
