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Why Do Japanese Automakers Like Hydrogen Power?

The Truth About Cars

Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Yamaha have just collectively promised to develop a slew of hydrogen-reliant engines designed to power small vehicles. At the time, Honda had already released the Clarity to consumers, and it would be followed by Toyota’s Mirai. But it hasn’t been steady progress. That seems to be the new trend.

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Volkswagen Golf family named “2015 Motor Trend Car of the Year”

Green Car Congress

Each finalist is then driven on a real-world road loop that provides a range of surfaces and traffic conditions to evaluate ride and handling, engine and transmission smoothness and responsiveness, wind and road noise, and ergonomics. Efficiency—low fuel consumption and carbon footprint, relative to the vehicle''s competitive set.

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The Greenius Goes Into Overdrive

Creative Greenius

In Manhattan Beach I’ve been watching the four committees of the ETF present their recommendations for the city council on water, waste, building and climate change. Their presentations have been thorough, comprehensive, well-researched and well presented. Geoff Dolan, City Manager of Manhattan Beach.

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Toyota details design of fuel cell system in Mirai; work on electrode catalysts

Green Car Congress

At the SAE 2015 World Congress, Toyota presented a set of four technical papers detailing some of the technology innovations used in Mirai fuel cell stack. The use of nonporous carbon support material promoted mass transfer and resulted in substantial drop of overpotential at high current and low humidity. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Acura unveils all-new electrified ARX-06 race car

Green Car Congress

liter V6 internal combustion engine designed, developed and manufactured by Honda Performance Development [HPD]—the racing arm for Acura Motorsports in North America. In addition, the combustion chamber has been designed to run on sustainable low-carbon fuel. This has been recently validated in a full-scale wind tunnel test.

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Volkswagen Group shows 3 hydrogen fuel cell concepts at LA Show: Audi A7 Sportback h-tron; Golf Sportwagen HyMotion; Passat HyMotion

Green Car Congress

This is the opposite of the approach taken by Toyota with its Mirai fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post ) and Honda with its new FCV Concept ( earlier post ). The Group is not—unlike Toyota, Honda and Hyundai—announcing production dates and initial markets for its fuel cell vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Road Test: 2021 Mazda CX-5 Signature AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Otherwise the cabin is quiet with little wind or tire noise. With 2021 CX-5 trim levels of Carbon Edition, Grand Touring and Signature, which Clean Fleet Report drove, Mazda’s “car as art” philosophy is easy to see and appreciate. Road Test: 2020 Honda CR-V. Flash Drive: 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid. The 4,727-lb.

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