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Report: Toyota to begin sales of fuel cell sedan in Japan this December

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The Nikkei reports that Toyota will begin sales of its new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCV), reportedly named Mirai, in Japan in December. The Nikkei said that Toyota had planned to make 700 of the fuel cell cars annually, but that initial demand is already reaching close to 1,000. Toyota FCV at the Paris Motor Show in October 2014.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Toyota followed with the Prius a year later, but it took GM until 2006 to introduce its first true gasoline-electric hybrid here. liter engine and automatic).

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Two case studies outline how Houston and Loveland are saving money with EVs in their fleets

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found that the city’s LEAFs will cost 41% less to own and operate than gasoline-powered vehicles. Its efforts to incorporate alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) into its fleet began in 2002 with an initial purchase of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), mainly the Toyota Prius and Ford Escape hybrid.

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Chevy Cruze diesel’s variable-swirl mechanism

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Optimizing swirl speed depending upon the engine operating condition is an effective means to increase thermal efficiency and reduce emissions, Toyota researchers noted in a paper in the R&D Review of Toyota CRDL in 2002. l/100 km) and range of more than 700 miles per tank. Diesel Engines'

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Honda to provide $13.8M to FirstElement Fuel to support build out of California hydrogen refueling infrastructure

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In May, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) and its affiliate Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC) entered into a group of financial agreements with FirstElement Fuel Inc. (FE) The next-generation Honda FCV is anticipated to have a driving range of more than 300 miles. Hydrogen Infrastructure'

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GM, Honda to collaborate on next-generation fuel cell technologies; targeting commercial feasibility in 2020 time frame

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According to the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index, GM and Honda rank Nº 1 and Nº 2, respectively, in total fuel cell patents filed between 2002 and 2012, with more than 1,200 between them. Honda began leasing of the Honda FCX in 2002 and has deployed 85 units in the US and Japan, including its successor, the FCX Clarity.

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Hyundai to offer Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle to LA-area retail customers in spring 2014; Honda, Toyota show latest FCV concepts targeting 2015 launch

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At the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota highlighted its own new FCV Concept with a world premiere. kg, enable the vehicle to travel a total of 594 km (369 miles) on a single charge, and it can reliably start in temperatures as low as -20 degrees Celsius. HYUNDAI TUCSON FUEL CELL. —John Krafcik. Click to enlarge.

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