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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Today marks the start of a major new road tour to promote hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles and prove their real-world potential.

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Plugs and Cars

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Much has been made of late of Toyota and other automakers claims they will commercialize hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in 2015. In 2007 GM spokesman Scott Fosgard told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that by 2012 there will be about 10,000 hydrogen vehicles on the market from a variety of companies. I don't think so.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 23, 2009

Nissan has launched the UK Hydrogen Network (UK-HyNet) project at its technical centre in Bedfordshire, an initiative that aims to position the country as one of the world’s leading hydrogen economies by 2015. At the same time as UK-HyNet, a UK Hydrogen Roadmap is being created with a strategic plan for the emerging industry.

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MARCH 26, 2010

London to create a ‘hydrogen network’ by 2012, under plans unveiled today, in time for the city’s Olympic games. The plan also aims to encourage a minimum of 150 hydrogen-powered vehicles on the road in London by 2012. These could include cars, vans, taxis, motorbikes, and lorries.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 24, 2012

Tuesday, 24 April, 2012. The Green Piece Column. It’s very easy to stumble ahead with the ever–changing landscape of alternative fuel vehicles and not look back to recap how the market is shaping up.

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MAY 9, 2010

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The development and deployment of battery and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is therefore mutually complementary as they share many similar electrical drivetrain components, the EC communication says. Tags: Electric (Battery) Europe Fuels Hydrogen. Standardization. Resources.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

A fleet of hydrogen-fuelled black cabs could be in service in time for the London Olympics in 2012. Tags: Lotus Engineering Cab fuel hydrogen Intelligent Energy london lotus engineering trial. The cab, developed by [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 28, 2009

The mayor of London, Boris Johnson is planning to help create Britain’s first hydrogen highway to promote the use of fuel cell vehicles, according to The Times. Johnson intends to introduce a scheme to promote the zero-emission hydrogen fuelled cars modelled on the one introduced in California, by state governor Arnold Schwartznegger.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Korean car manufacturer Kia is the latest carmaker to add their weight behind a joint ‘Letter of Understanding’ being sent out to governments, energy companies and other organisations to develop accessible hydrogen infrastructure for future fuel cell electric vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JULY 26, 2009

The Korean car manufacturer will expand investment into research and development with facilities to establish a mass production system for green cars in 2012. It has also outlined the aim to become one of the top four green car companies in the world.

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

In a recent interview with Green Car Congress , Mark Oberle Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Celanese, noted that while the industrial ethanol market is a smaller market than fuel ethanol on a global basis, it is very close to what the company does today. Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Whoever thought that fuel cell cars had fallen by the wayside due to the emergence of electric vehicles, may be interested to hear about renewed interest in the market. According to a new paper from Pike Research, the total size of the hydrogen and fuel cell market will reach $785million in 2012 with a re-emergence [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Tuesday 30 October, 2012. The Green Piece. When we talk of ‘alternative fuel’ vehicles, we usually mean battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell or maybe biofuel-powered, but there is one alternative that might prove to be a more practical alternative-liquid air.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Hyundai is starting series production of its hydrogen-powered ix35 fuel cell vehicle and will make its first fuel cell vehicle available for public and private lease by the end of 2012, the carmaker has revealed at the Paris Motor Show.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Overall, the company says, it intends to continue to work to conserve energy by improving fuel efficiency and reducing emissions, and by diversifying fuel sources by encouraging the use of electricity, hydrogen and other alternative energies. Hilux” pickup truck for the Brazilian market in April 2012. Transmissions. Hybrid Vehicles.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

It might sound like a verse of ‘A Partridge in a Pear Tree’ but Toyota, the world’s biggest car maker, has genuinely revealed plans to produce 11 hybrid models and an iQ EV, by 2012, as part of its plans to develop a next-generation of eco-cars. Tags: Toyota annouce electric ev fuel cell hybrid hydrogen iQ plans.

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Green Cars News

MAY 21, 2009

Co-founder of A123Systems Ric Fulop described the company as having made significant progress with two Department of Energy funded projects when speaking at the Annual Merit Review for the Hydrogen and Vehicle Technologies Programmes. Tags: Green cars Latest news A123Systems Department of Energy Ric Fulop.

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OCTOBER 4, 2009

Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda has revealed that the company plans to mass produce electric vehicles in 2012 and produce fuel cell cars in the US by 2015. According to Yokoyama, the design of the fuel cell and hydrogen storage system will play a critical role in achieving the cost reduction.

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Green Cars News

MAY 24, 2010

The Korean carmaker plans to sell between 1000 and 2000 fuel cell vehicles between now and 2012, it reports, although initially these will be offered to government bodies and research institutions for real world trials. [.]. Tags: Kia fuel cell future hydrogen models on sale range.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Toyota has long been one of the leading carmakers in the world of green cars. The first manufacturer to produce a full production hybrid, in the form of the iconic Prius, Toyota has also made significant advancements in the development of electric, hydrogen and alternative fuel vehicles. But what about hydrogen fuel cells?

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

However, with Japanese rivals such as Toyota and Honda having burst into an early lead in the green car race and Chinese manufacturers challenging the dominance of the traditional ‘big name’ manufacturers, is there room for the new GM to succeed? How GM hopes to recover. Starting from 2010 its 2.4l

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

With the global recession making drivers think about their wallets and the environment ahead of power and good looks, a green car race has emerged with manufacturers keen to offer more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles than their rivals. So who is leading the green car race?

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JUNE 26, 2009

Environmentalists have dubbed the vehicle scrappage scheme “a bailout masquerading as a green initiative” and have slammed the Government for failing to tie the initiative to green cars. Ostensibly, the scrappage scheme has been presented as an incentive to buy less polluting cars and therefore reduce damage to the environment.

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JUNE 2, 2009

A unique joint project between carmaker Volvo and Swedish energy supplier Vattenfall is to see the production of battery-powered Volvos featuring plug-in hybrid technology as early as 2012. “In fact, I would go so far as to say that the plug-in electrical hybrid we will launch in 2012 will be a true dream car.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2013

First up is a quick look at the two advanced neutron-scattering facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, which Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to tour: the newer (2006) $1.4-billion Dudney, and Sreekanth Pannala (2012) Anomalous Discharge Product Distribution in Lithium-Air Cathodes, J.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Ghosn has been one of the most vocal supporters of electric cars and has positioned the Nissan LEAF to be a potential market leader when it is mass produced by 2012. It appears that electricity is emerging as the leading choice ahead of hydrogen or other alternative fuels in the race to power the automotive vehicles of the future.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Those who think they are the natural successor for full hybrids as we continue the movement towards lower emission driving will be thrilled with Volvo’s plans to unveil a plug-in hybrid car by 2012 (see article ).

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JULY 17, 2015

In contrast, except for the PHEV, the alternative fuel vehicles—such as hydrogen, natural gas and battery electric vehicles—pose problems and limitations due to their single energy source and the lack of infrastructure for high-power energy distribution of their individualized fueling needs. The Hydrogen car and its issues.

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JULY 27, 2009

Announcing nearly £2 billion of investment (4 trillion Korean Won) in “green growth” the group has said it is aiming to become one of the world’s top four manufacturers of low emission vehicles by 2012 – the date it has slated for the introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles on the Korean market. billion (9.3

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APRIL 21, 2009

Audi Volkswagen-owned company exploring PHEVs Metroproject Quattro Sub-compact PHEV Concept Car shown October 2007; PHEV of A1 Sportback under consideration Bright Automotive For-profit spin off from Rocky Mountain Institute designing lightweight PHEVs, successor to RMIs 1990s "Hypercar" concept. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Whats more, the General promises the Volt will be the foundation for a slew of cars to be sold worldwide. It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012. Volt like hybrids are the intermediate future between hydrogen or fast charging electric cars.

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