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Hyundai completes development of 3rd generation fuel cell vehicle; targeting mass production in 2015

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Hyundai Motor Company has completed development of its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle—the Tucson ix Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV)—and will begin testing next year with an eye toward 2015 mass production. Hyundai hydrogen vehicles have so far registered more than 2 million kilometers. Hydrogen storage.

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ORNL study finds best current use of natural gas for cars is efficient production of electricity for EVs

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The baseline for comparison is based on a 2012 2.4 L Chevrolet Malibu with a combined fuel economy of 26 mpg (9.0 EV fuel economy is based on a 2012 Nissan LEAF—99 mpg gasoline equivalent (mpgge) (equivalent to 2.4 The CNGV is based on a 2012 Honda Civic natural gas vehicle with a combined EPA label fuel economy of 30.9

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BMW H2 BS

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Terry Tamminen, Arnold's green guru, showed up at the Santa Monica AltCar Show in a BMW Hydrogen 7. But of course he's been hydrogen's biggest booster, despite its inefficiencies and impracticalities. Despite an advertising budget that rivals available models, the Hydrogen 7 is not for sale.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD

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mpg, but did a bit better on a 207-mile freeway run with the smart cruise control set at 65 mph, achieving 25.1 Three-Row SUV Comparison. We also feature those efficient gas-powered vehicles that are among the top mpg vehicles in their class. The EPA rates the fuel economy at 19 city/24 highway/21 combined.

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News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

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Revolutionary New Honda EV In a first-ever technology pairing for series production, Honda is mating plug-in battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric in the all-new 2025 CR-V—e:FCEV. This breaks the norm of a fuel cell vehicle run solely on hydrogen or simply with a battery for energy storage. kg of hydrogen).

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Ford researchers: global light-duty CO2 regulatory targets broadly consistent with 450 ppm stabilization

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2015 ( 400 MPG by 2015) to overcome the inertia of the higher-emitting older vehicles in the fleet. 15 years and to facilitate comparison with regulations.… 2010, the 450 ppm CO 2 cap (solid black line) is already exceeded in 2010 (dashed black line). The new vehicle FC reduction in the following years would be essentially zero.

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Hyundai introduces 3rd generation Tucson ix hydrogen fuel cell vehicle; significant increase in range and fuel efficiency

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Hyundai Motor America has introduced its next-generation hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the Tucson ix Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV). The Tucson ix FCEV made its US public debut at Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy 2011 in Washington, DC. It achieves gasoline equivalent fuel efficiency of more than 70 mpg US (3.36 Hydrogen storage.

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