Fuel Cell
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The federal government has filed criminal charges against Nikola founder Trevor Milton, alleging securities fraud over misleading statements about its hydrogen and electric trucks.
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Hyundai will test 500-mile hydrogen fuel-cell semis in California
Hyundai claims this will be the largest deployment of hydrogen Class 8 trucks in the U.S. thus far.
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BMW readies its hydrogen fuel-cell X5 due in 2022
To be made in very limited numbers, the i Hydrogen Next SUV is a version of the BMW X5 SUV and represents a fuel-cell partnership with Toyota.
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GM accelerates battery-plant plans, hydrogen fuel-cell projects
The automaker upped its investment in green technology through 2025 to $35 billion, with additional U.S. battery factories and new hydrogen fuel-cell projects.
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Off-road-capable Land Rover Defender fuel-cell prototype confirmed under development
A fuel-cell version of the go-anywhere luxury SUV might give it a low carbon footprint without it being a battery heavyweight.
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Hyundai hydrogen fuel-cell HD truck packs as much battery capacity as GMC Hummer EV
Hyundai is considering a solution that depends on both battery packs and hydrogen tanks—and it won't use that much more battery than the upcoming electric pickups.
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Newcomer Viritech plans to becme a fuel-cell tech enabler—with the Apricale its poster car—but it has no plans to scale up as an automaker.
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Venture hatches "hydrogen hubs" to power fuel-cell garbage trucks—from waste
A site to be built in the San Francisco Bay Area claims that in a virtuous circle of sorts, it will fuel trash trucks with hydrogen made from landfill gas.
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Toyota Mirai, Lexus LS 500h to debut "partial hands-free" driver-assistance system
Teammate "Advanced Drive" appears to offer some of the functionality of Navigate on Autopilot, with a more conservative approach than Tesla.
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Toyota creates hydrogen fuel-cell module to power buses, trains, ships
Modules based on the fuel-cell system from the Mirai can be packaged in a plug-and-play solution for some very large vehicles.
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Riversimple Rasa lightweight hydrogen car revived with Siemens partnership
The Rasa has a very different focus than the heavy-truck and industrial purposes large automakers are seeing for hydrogen fuel cells.
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Toyota claims the 2021 Mirai fuel-cell car cleans the air, calls it “minus emissions”
The 2021 Toyota Mirai claims to have better than zero-emissions by filtering the outside air, but it ignores the emissions of hydrogen sourcing.
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In partnership with Blue World Technologies, Karma Automotive will test a fuel-cell car you'll fill up with liquid methane.
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GM and Navistar will create and support 2,000 long-haul hydrogen fuel-cell semis
A partnership could prove hydrogen the better solution clean long-haul trucking—though it's not ready for the sustainability report quite yet.
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Even with $8,000 tax credit extended, fuel-cell lease prices won't change, automakers say
Since hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are mostly leased, automakers will absorb the difference—for now, and depending whether the Biden administration helps renew the credit.
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Another fuel-cell outage hampers Bay Area fuel-cell drivers
An outage highlights the bizarre logistics related to keeping hydrogen fuel-cell models like the Toyota Mirai, Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, and Hyundai Nexo fueled.
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Hyundai Kona Electric and Nexo fuel-cell SUV recalled for brake issue
A potential issue with the brake booster could cause Kona Electric and Nexo models to exhibit reduced braking power; the solution is a software update.
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First drive review: 2021 Toyota Mirai goes faster and farther, but is that enough?
The 2021 Mirai moves to a rear-wheel drive platform borrowed from Lexus and gets improvements to the fuel cell stack, the interior, and the tech throughout.
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The global automaker and industrial giant hopes to expand its use of hydrogen fuel-cell tech far beyond small cars.
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Updated fuel-cell tech boosts Toyota semi project to 300 miles at full load
Toyota is giving its zero-emissions fuel-cell semis more range, which could expand their use to more than port duty.
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Hyundai exec: Fuel-cell tech might be smarter than big batteries in electric pickups and SUVs
Hydrogen fuel-cell tech might be the answer to the energy-storage needs of big trucks and SUVs, as it faces weight and aero challenges, a top executive suggested.
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GM nixes Nikola Badger electric pickup and investment, will supply fuel-cell tech
Nikola and General Motors have reached an agreement under which GM will supply fuel-cell hardware for a fee, but GM's investment in Nikola and pickup plans are off.
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Hyundai hydrogen fuel-cell system might power French-made Grenadier off-road SUV
The factory that previously built Smart minicars could conceivably build a big hydrogen fuel-cell SUV with off-road prowess and a vintage look.
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Racier-looking 2021 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car is ready for more infrastructure
The redesigned Toyota Mirai looks like a better cheerleader for hydrogen than before, but it's going to need many more places to refuel.
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