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Hexagon Purus to acquire 40% stake in Cryoshelter’s liquid hydrogen storage business

Green Car Congress

Hexagon Purus, which among its portfolio offers hydrogen high-pressure Type 4 cylinders and storage systems, has entered into an agreement to acquire 40% of Cryoshelter GmbH’s liquid hydrogen business. million for 40% of the shares in Cryoshelter’s liquid hydrogen business.

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BMW Hydrogen Prototypes, Uber CEO Loves Tesla, U.S. Average MPG: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today, see BMW's hydrogen fuel-cell prototypes, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's reported enthusiasm for Tesla autonomous cars, and the average fuel economy achieved by new cars and trucks in the U.S. Uber's CEO is enthusiastic about autonomous cars, but would he really buy all 500,000 cars Tesla plans to.

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Changan's EV brand Shenlan offers up to $6,030 discount on vehicle purchases

CN EV Post

Unlike the Tesla Model 3, the Shenlan SL03 is available in three powertrain variants -- an all-electric version, an extended-range version and a version with a hydrogen fuel cell. Changan announced yesterday that for consumers who buy any of its passenger cars and get a delivery this month, they will receive a coupon for thousands of yuan. ($1

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BMW i3 REx wrangle, Volt buyer's story, green cars in Paris, Tesla charging charges: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Why did one man have to visit so many dealerships to buy a plug-in electric car? And when do our Twitter followers think hydrogen fuel will be available everywhere in the U.S.? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, September 2, 2016.

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SAE World Congress panel highlights progress on H2 infrastructure and fuel cell vehicle commercialization

Green Car Congress

Although the SAE World Congress has been running panel sessions on fuel cell vehicle commercialization since 2005, this year was the first in which three participating automakers—Toyota, Hyundai and Honda—had fuel cell vehicles that customers can buy now or within a year. Earlier post.)

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Multi-nation survey reports consumers want electric cars. Now.

Plugs and Cars

“Consumers would be buying now if there were products,” says Gregor Matthies, a Munich-based partner at Bain who specializes in the auto industry. For years BMW disparaged electric cars, and poured money into liquid hydrogen ICE vehicles and promoted them ad nauseum. Yet it took BMW less than one year to make an electric car.

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China NEV gross sales within the day of Would possibly 22-28: Li Auto 7100, Nio 1600, Tesla 12800

Baua Electric

Native automakers were constantly buying this information, and within the life, a number of insiders would publicly proportion it each Tuesday. Like within the earlier day, W20, the primary spot is going to BMW, which offered 14,600 gadgets, virtually flat WoW. Tesla were given the fourth spot rising 25% and promoting 12,800 EVs.

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