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

Green Car Congress

2011 Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle. In New York, General Motors and Honda announced a long-term, definitive master agreement to co-develop next-generation fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies, aiming for the 2020 time frame. In January, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Nissan Motor Co.,

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GM CEO shares insights on Elon Musk and Tesla NACS partnership

Teslarati

General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra recently shared some insights on the automaker’s decision to partner with Tesla for its vehicles’ rapid charging system. “I think what was important there is that General Motors customers had access to about 13,000 chargers in the US. We saw this as an opportunity for General Motors.

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

Plug In Partners

H ere's the Mazda story thanks to Autocar: Mazda plans Volt rival Autocar August 28, 2008 Autocar has learned that Mazda engineers are hard at work trying to develop a rival to the Chevrolet Volt – a car which uses a petrol engine to charge a battery pack which powers the wheels via an electric motor.

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