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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.) Earlier post.).

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Visa extends Visa Token Service to automakers to enable car-based commerce; Honda Developer demo partner

Green Car Congress

In partnership with Honda and ParkWhiz, Visa demonstrated fuel and parking proof-of-concept apps at Mobile World Congress this week in Barcelona. Honda Developer Studio (HDS) is an open innovation initiative that enables developers to work directly with Honda engineers to create apps that are road-ready more quickly.

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Electric Car Watch #7: Honda's Poor Electric Car Vision = Doom

Plug In India

Ford held a presentation called ‘Delivering Ford+,’ during which they highlighted a new strategy centered around electric vehicles, a new dedicated commercial business, and connected services. By 2035, Honda expects to double this percentage to 80% and by 2040 all its cars globally will be either EVs or FCVs.

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Junkyard Find: 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300 D With 417k Miles

The Truth About Cars

I'm sure there would be more Mercedes-Benzes on the list if junkyard shoppers didn't buy most W123 and W126 gauge clusters within days of hitting the yards, and more American-marque machinery if Detroit hadn't stuck with five-digit odometers until well into the 1990s. In the end, even the BVM couldn't save this car from its junkyard fate.

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April auto gross sales defy financial hesitancy

Baua Electric

” Regardless of buying groceries process, affordability extra a priority. Honda Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Honda posted its greatest achieve since June 2021 with a 25 p.c Honda Section rose 25 p.c, building up in April. and Acura complex 21 p.c.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $8.5M to bring natural gas- and propane-powered vehicles to California

Green Car Congress

To make the Energy Commission’s buy-down program as efficient and simple as possible, the incentive reservations are awarded in blocks to vehicle manufacturers or their designated dealers. Arata Equipment Company (San Carlos, California) is awarded $884,000 for the buy-down of 34 vehicles manufactured by American LaFrance.

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Honda Motocompacto Review - Wait! That Isn’t A Car!

The Truth About Cars

City planners hate dealing with parking because those spaces use up land that could be productively used for housing or commercial use. It’s perhaps not surprising then that Honda is the automaker stepping up to give this new market a try. Like nearly every Honda ever, it’s front-wheel drive.& inch long, 21.1-inch

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