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Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D With 417k Miles

The Truth About Cars

If you owned a car that had traveled more than 400,000 miles during its life, could you bear to send it into the cold steel jaws of The Crusher ? 417,046 miles is about the same as traveling 16-¾ times around Earth (using a great circle route, of course), and that distance is impressive even by Mercedes-Benz diesel standards.

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True Zero’s California hydrogen network hits 2M miles fueled mark; second 1M miles in 60 days

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True Zero , which operates the world’s largest network of hydrogen charging stations, has powered two-million miles of zero-emission driving on California roads 60 days after reaching its first million miles. Earlier post.). Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai have also announced plans to begin retailing a fuel cell car in the near future.

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True Zero fuels 1M hydrogen fuel cell vehicle miles in California

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Retail hydrogen-station operator True Zero reported that it has powered more than 1,000,000 zero-emission miles by fuel-cell vehicles. The achievement of a million miles comes as a result of automakers, including Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz expanding their fuel-cell-vehicle programs.

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Fuel Cell Equinox tops 100,000 miles in real-world driving

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One of General Motors’ fuel cell research vehicles recently passed a milestone for a hydrogen-powered vehicle, topping 100,000 miles (161,000 km) of real-world driving. To date, GM’s fuel cell test fleet has accumulated nearly 3 million miles (4.8 By using renewable hydrogen, this vehicle has saved 5,260 gallons of gasoline.

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FirstElement Fuel’s California hydrogen network receives $24M from Mitsui and Air Liquide; quadrupling its retail capacity

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Leading up to this round of funding, FirstElement Fuel has grown its True Zero Network in California, today the largest retail hydrogen network in the world, with financial assistance from the California Energy Commission, Toyota, Honda, the South Coast AQMD, and the Bay Area AQMD.

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Air Liquide to build $150M liquid hydrogen plant in US; long-term agreement with, investment in FirstElement Fuel

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In addition to the long-term supply agreement, Air Liquide and FEF have entered into an agreement outlining Air Liquide’s intent to make an equity investment in FEF, following previous assistance to the company by Toyota and Honda.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

After a couple hours driving the VF 8 in San Diego County, here are our initial thoughts. seconds: 0-60 mph 207-mile driving range ( EPA measurement) Plus City Edition Dual 150 kW motors producing 402 horsepower and 457 pound-feet of torque AWD 82 kWh battery 124 miles per hour maximum top speed 5.5