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Toyota Joins Clean Energy Partnership to Support Introduction of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles in Europe; Five FCHV-adv Vehicles to Be Introduced in Germany by 2011

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The FCHV-adv hydrogen fuel cell hybrid. Its goal is to provide evidence that it is possible for normal customers to use hydrogen for road transportation. billion) to support the development of hydrogen fuel cell and electric vehicle technologies. Tags: Europe Fuel Cells Hydrogen Infrastructure. Click to enlarge.

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Biofuels- paving the way for low carbon future in mobility – ET Auto

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This has brought into focus technologies such as electric, hybrid and hydrogen. Among liquid biofuels, ethanol is the most widely used for blending with petrol, while biodiesel and bio methanol are produced globally at a y lower scale. the GHG emissions are ~50% lower than that for petrol.

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New Zealand Strategic Assessment of Biofuels Calls for Emphasis on Synthetic Diesel from Wood

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The biofuels currently being produced in New Zealand can only be used to supplement conventional petrol and diesel. These include both hydrogenated renewable diesels and fuels produced via the Fischer–Tropsch process. Supercritical water processing and hydrogenation, similar to the process used to turn algae into green crude.

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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

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Last year the British government set a target to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars after 2030. In 2008, the United Kingdom formally promulgated the Climate Change Act, becoming the first country in the world to clarify medium- and long-term emission reduction targets in legal form. Carbon reduction acceleration.

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Toyota fuel cell achieves 431 miles on single fuel tank

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Japanese automaker Toyota may be renowned for its petrol-electric hybrid vehicles, but now it can celebrate a significant achievement with a fuel cell hybrid. Its Toyota Highlander Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle Advanced achieved an estimated range of 431 miles on a single full tank of compressed hydrogen gas.

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Super Charge It

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The first of Toshiba's groundbreaking SCiB packs will ship in March 2008 to an industrial systems market that Toshiba forecasts being worth 100 billion Yen by 2015. To this end, Toshiba is working on a high-performance version of the SCiB targeted at the automotive industry.

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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

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Buying a new electric car is more or less the same price as buying a nice petrol or diesel car now, ” says Christiana Bu, secretary-general of Norsk elbilforening , the Norwegian EV Association. Initially, Oslo had been at the heart of testing new infrastructure, and in 2008 it launched the first municipal EV charging system.

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