Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Symbio ALP-5 range extender. The Franche-Comté region and La Poste (the French postal service) are testing hydrogen fuel cell range extender kits from Symbio FCell in three Renault Kangoo Z.E. This system is expected to double the range of the electric cars used for postal delivery. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 1, 2021

As the automotive sector transitions into the renewable age, the battle between all-electric cars and hydrogen-powered vehicles almost seems over. analyst Ryu Yeon-wha, who works as a green energy mobility consultant, Hyundai has gone “too far and invested too much money on hydrogen cars to stop now.”

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

The further enhanced prototype of the hydrogen-based fuel-cell truck Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck has received approval from German authorities for use on public roads. The project will also include comparative tests of the purely battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros with the catenary trucks and fuel-cell trucks from other manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Volkswagen unveiled the Golf Sportwagen HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell hybrid research vehicle demonstrator yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). Volkswagen has also built several research vehicles based on the US version of the Passat using the same hydrogen drivetrain components as fitted in the Golf SportWagen HyMotion.

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JULY 11, 2016

The program involves Hyundai providing a number of Tucson Fuel Cell CUVs ( earlier post ) for daily use and confirmation by the DOE using existing hydrogen infrastructure. This phase of the program will make significant use of a newly-opened hydrogen refueling station in the Washington DC region. DC-based hydrogen station.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2015

Symbio FCell has delivered the first five Renault Kangoo ZE Light commercial vehicles (LCVs) powered by its hydrogen Fuel Cell Range-Extender, as part of a full fleet project led by the Conseil Général de la Manche which will ultimately deploy 40 vehicles. These solutions can be integrated in a range of applications.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2014

Researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies University of California, Davis suggest that a number of positive trends indicate that we may be seeing the beginning of a real hydrogen transition in transportation, despite earlier starts that fizzled. —“The Hydrogen Transition”. Driving factors.

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JULY 11, 2018

If opportunity charging is required to extend the range, there will also be an option to charge the eCitaro via a pantograph in future. However, the battery capacity alone provides little indication of the actual performance capability and, above all, the range of an all-electric city bus—the true measure is that of energy consumption.

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EV Info

OCTOBER 24, 2022

With just three Hydrogen refuelling station in the UK, convincing motorists to purchase a Hydrogen powered car was always going to be tough. Now it seems that Shell has seen the light and pulled the plug on all its hydrogen car refuelling stations in Britain after the low-carbon technology failed to catch on with motorists.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Škoda has also developed a hydrogen-powered and a hybrid bus. After trolleybuses, hydrogen-powered buses and hybrid vehicles, we are coming out with our own concept of a battery-powered electric bus. Škoda battery-electric bus. miles), is planned for next year. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As hinted by the name HYDROTEC, General Motors and Autocar’s partnership will utilize hydrogen fuel cells to produce commercial vehicles. Fuel cells combine hydrogen and oxygen and generate electricity through an electrochemical reaction. Each power cube contains over 30 hydrogen fuel cells , providing 77 kW of power.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2010

Hyundai unveiled its Tucson/ ix35 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, saying that the introduction was moving it another step closer to the commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. Vehicle range. 650 km (404 miles). Battery power. Hydrogen tank max.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2021

Two new studies from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Transport & Environment (T&E) have suggested that advances in technology would enable battery-powered heavy trucks like the Tesla Semi to become cheaper to own and run compared to their petrol and diesel counterparts.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2009

UK-based Riversimple will unveil on Tuesday (16 June) its first production-intent car: a two seater hydrogen fuel cell urban car with composite bodyshell. seconds, and has a range of more than 200 miles (320 km). Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles: Still 10 years away? Tags: Fuel Cells Hydrogen. earlier post ).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The London Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has begun a trial to test Suzuki Burgman hydrogen-powered scooters. The hydrogen fuel cell scooters will be used by Police Community Support Officers within the Roads and Transport Policing Command and will be based at Alperton Deployment Centre. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

In November 2009, Capstone introduced a prototype range-extended electric supercar using one of its 30 kW C30 microturbines as the generator unit. Capstone was also recently awarded a Department of Energy grant to develop a flex fuel turbine that will operate on agricultural syngas and hydrogen. Other micro-turbine range extenders.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2011

Mercedes-Benz intends to use the F-CELL World Drive is to demonstrate the efficiency and suitability for everyday use of fuel cell technology, and at the same time campaign for the development of a global hydrogen filling station network. Such an undertaking would not be possible, using purely battery-powered electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Hyundai called the ix35 Fuel Cell its “halo vehicle” in the Blue Drive sub-brand, the badge worn by Hyundai’s cleanest vehicles, including Sonata Hybrid, i20 Blue Drive and BlueOn, Hyundai’s battery-powered i10. The fuel economy and range of the ix35 Fuel Cell have improved by 10% over the previous-generation model.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

Proton Power Systems recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Smith Electric Vehicles, the commercial electric vehicle division of The Tanfield Group Plc. Pure electric commercial vehicles have a limited range and are currently restricted to low mileage, urban operations. —Thomas Melczer, CEO of Proton Power.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2012

Over the next five years, PostAuto will test the fuel-cell drive, using clean hydrogen as fuel. A new addition is lithium-ion batteries, which store energy that is recovered during braking. With the electric power from this pack, the new Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid is able to run for a number of kilometers on battery power alone.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2010

The Antares H3 will be designed to set new range and endurance benchmarks. Technically, the new aircraft is based upon the Antares 20E as well as the fuel-cell powered Antares DLR-H2. In the hydrogen version, fuel cells replace the batteries. Tags: Aviation Fuel Cells Hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2009

s prototype plug-in electric/hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 Tyrano truck completed the second stage of its performance testing at the Los Angeles Freightliner facilities in Whittier, CA. We are very excited about the results to date, and our performance testing will now continue with range and fuel efficiency evaluations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2009

The Swift Plug-in Hybrid is a series hybrid incorporating a propulsion motor, a battery, and an engine-powered generator. The Swift Plug-in offers a battery-powered range of about 20 km (12 miles). When the battery runs low, an engine of a kind usually used in minivehicles (i.e., Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The next combines the on-board generation of electricity with a particularly powerful and compact high-voltage battery that can be charged wirelessly via induction. Pressure tanks made from CFRP store the hydrogen in the concept car.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The study investigated the the WTW energy and emissions from the use of natural gas in CNGVs with a range of CNGV fuel economy and natural gas compressor efficiency. The WTW analysis focused solely on the fuel-motive power cycle, disregarding the vehicle cycle—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Ito said both vehicles are integral to what Honda is calling its Electric Mobility Network, an approach to reducing CO 2 emissions through a range of products, energy-management and energy-production technologies. Driving range can be maximized by use of a 3-mode electric drive system, adapted from the 2011 Honda CR-Z sport hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

Hermes and Mercedes-Benz Vans have agreed on a wide-ranging strategic partnership to electrify the courier service’s vehicle fleet. The companies are to start using battery-electric vehicles in the logistics provider’s normal operations in a pilot phase in Stuttgart and Hamburg in early 2018. The test started in April 2016.

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Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles offer a unique EV experience, and their ability to completely refuel in just a few minutes makes them more convenient than their battery-powered counterparts. Honda was a player in the hydrogen game but stopped selling the Clarity in 2022. inch digital gauge cluster.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2016

Shortly, smart will be the only automaker worldwide to offer its entire model range both powered by internal combustion engines or operating on battery power. Mercedes-Benz will put the first fuel-cell-powered vehicle with plug-in technology into series production: the GLC F-CELL. We will invest 14.5 billion euro.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 15, 2009

Today promises to be significant for UK based Riversimple, when it unveils its first production intent car - a two-seat hydrogen fuel cell urban car. Tags: Fuel Cells Green cars Hydrogen fuel Latest news hydrogen cars hydrogen fuel cell cars hydrogen powered cars Hyrban RiverSimple.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

The Golf and Passat models have identical hydrogen powertrains and control software.). Fuel cell technology is running in comepetition with long-range battery electric vehicles. In 2009, we forecast that a breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells could not be expected before the year 2020. Audi A7 Sportback h-tron.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

California is also making strides toward reducing the number of miles people drive, through more sustainable local and regional housing, land use, and transportation planning. For the heavier classifications with moderate range, strategies could include plug-in hybrid technology with catenary electric infrastructure along transport corridors.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2012

The plan lays out steps to strengthen the key core technology for new energy vehicles, including: Vigorously promoting battery technology and innovation, with a focus on battery power system security, reliability studies and lightweight design. Electric drive system power density of 2.5 kW/kg, at a cost of 200 yuan/kW.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2010

Projected incremental mass due to the energy storage and electricity generation system for (a) a 100- and (b) 300-mile range for a battery electric vehicle and a fuel cell electric vehicle. This allows batteries for small low-range pure electric vehicles but excludes them for larger-vehicle long-range applications.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Smith Electric Vehicles is trialling a fuel cell that could double the range of its battery-powered vans and trucks. Currently its electric commercial vehicles have a maximum range of around 100 miles (160km) which makes them ideal for low mileage urban operations.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 4, 2021

There is another option, though, in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. How Hydrogen Can Power Cars. The Toyota Mirai is the best-selling hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. How does hydrogen work in the first place? Hydrogen fuelled cars have many similarities to BEVs that are on the road today. The Benefits of Hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

A hydrogen-powered version of Hyundai’s Tucson sport utility vehicle has already appeared in southern California showrooms. In August 2014, Hyundai’s ix35 fuel cell model was driven a record distance for a hydrogen-powered production car on a single tank, covering 435 miles across three Scandinavian countries.

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