USCAR Awards Yet Another Contract For Nex-Gen Battery Technology
Sep 4, 2014
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 4, 2014 â The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization operated by Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, today announced the award of a $667,452 advanced battery technology development contract for next-generation plug-in hybr ... Continue reading
Toyota At World Congress in Detroit
Sep 3, 2014
Toyota to Show Latest Intelligent Transport System Safety and Environmental Initiatives at World Congress Toyota's booth will feature its latest technologies, centered on safety and the environment.Toyota will show a vehicle-to-infrastructure cooperative ITS aimed at creating a safe transportation reality. The system u ... Continue reading
Japan Approves Toyota to Self-inspect and Manufacture Hydrogen Tanks for FCVs
Sep 3, 2014
Toyota City, Japan, Aug 29, 2014; Toyota Motor Corporation has received approval from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to self-inspect and manufacture high-pressure hydrogen tanks for fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). This makes Toyota the first company to become a registered manufacturer of 70 MPa (700 ... Continue reading
Toyota's Carter Gives Insight Into Auto Industry and Hydrogen Future
Aug 12, 2014
2014 J.P. Morgan Auto Conference - Bob Carter August 12, 2014 As prepared for: 2014 J.P. Morgan Auto Conference New York, N.Y. August 12, 2014 Bob Carter, TMSSenior Vice President, Automotive Operations Thank you, Ryan⦠and good morning everyone. I thought it was interesting that three milestones on this day in hi ... Continue reading
Aug 6, 2014
oday FirstElement Fuel Inc., a California-based company dedicated to providing fuel cell vehicle customers with retail hydrogen fuel, finalized an agreement with Black & Veatch to serve as the companyâs primary engineering and construction provider. This came just one week after the California Energy Commission ga ... Continue reading
Rethinking the Future of Biofuels: Leveraging Three Routes Forward - UC Davis
Aug 4, 2014
Back Will a Plug-in Electric Vehicle Save You Money?Rethinking the Future of Biofuels: Leveraging Three Routes ForwardMoving Forward with the Low Carbon Fuel StandardAre Plug-In Vehicles Turning the Corner? By Dr. Lew Fulton | 07/24/2014 The Obama administration is thinking creatively about how to address the 2015 requ ... Continue reading
Hydrogen Cars Are Here | What Now? Asks NACS
Jul 22, 2014
The alternative fuel cars have hit the market, but a NACS survey finds that consumer education is lacking. ​ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 22, 2014; To the 48% of consumers who think that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are at least a decade away, the auto industry is saying, âWelcome to the year 2024!â In May, Hyund ... Continue reading
Fourteen Percent of Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles Sold in 2035 Will Run on Alternative Fuels
Jul 14, 2014
Medium and heavy duty vehicles (MHDVs) represent less than 5 percent of the total vehicle market today, and the vast majority of these use conventional internal combustion engines (ICE) powered by either gasoline or diesel. That is changing as less expensive alternatives to petroleum-based fuels, such as natural gas, l ... Continue reading
Linde Starts Small-Series Production for Hydrogen Fuelling Stations
Jul 14, 2014
Linde starts small-series production for hydrogen fuelling stations - World's first series production of its kind - Standard agreement closed with Iwatani Corporation (Japan) for delivery of 28 units - Technology leadership through innovative ionic compressor - Leading companies from industry are committed to hydrogen ... Continue reading
Hyundai Motor's ix35 Fuel Cell Undertakes Record Hydrogen Powered Drive
Jul 12, 2014
Independent test achieves longest journey on single tank of hydrogen ix35 Fuel Cell travels from Oslo to Malmö â a distance of 700 kilometres Worldâs first mass-produced fuel cell car continues to demonstrate the future of sustainable mobility Offenbach, 11 July 2014 -- Hyundai Motorâs ix35 Fuel Cell ... Continue reading
'Car of the Future' Is Here. Now.
Jun 27, 2014
Driving helps make lives safer, greener and more convenient at Toyota's "Experience the Future of Mobility" exhibit, open now at the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival. Toyota is staging the North American debut of its "Car of the Future" at the annual conference. Unveiled earlier this week at a press conference in Japan, the z ... Continue reading
Toyota's Future - Fuel Cell Production Model Revealed in Aspen
Jun 27, 2014
Car of the Futureâ Is Here. Now. Toyota Shows Production Fuel Cell Vehicle; Previews Mobilityâs Future at 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival Toyotaâs Driver Awareness Research Vehicle, DARV 1.5, demonstrating ways for the car and driver to share tasks and reduce distraction June 27, 2014 ASPEN, Colo., June 27, 20 ... Continue reading
Toyota Reveals Exterior of Fuel Cell Sedan
Jun 27, 2014
TOYOTA CITY, JAPAN -- June 27, 2014: Toyota Motor Corporation has revealed the exterior design and Japan pricing of its hydrogen fuel cell sedan, first unveiled as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show last year. The car will launch in Japan before April 2015, and preparations are underway for launches in the U.S. and Euro ... Continue reading
First Customer to Lease the World's Only Mass-Produced Fuel Cell Vehicle
Jun 12, 2014
Lease Includes Unlimited Free Hydrogen Refueling and At Your Service Valet Maintenance â Today, Tustin Hyundaiâs Dealer Principal, John Patterson, proudly handed over the keys to Hyundaiâs first mass-produced Tucson Fuel Cell CUV in a ceremony with Hyundai executives and Timothy Bush, the first Hyundai F ... Continue reading
Hydrogen Fuel Cells Get Boost From Toyota
May 25, 2014
<p>From Mac Gordon 05-24-2014 </p><p>WOODLAND HILLS - The worldâs auto industry set off on four new directions in June, each of which will change driver habits, and reduce costs of fuel, up mileage per gallon averages, and permit dealer-installed accessories. </p><p>First off and the most impressive change came fr ... Continue reading
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