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Isuzu and Honda to conduct joint research on fuel-cell-powered heavy-duty trucks

Green Car Congress

Isuzu Motors Limited and Honda R&D Co., a R&D subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., As a commercial vehicle manufacturer committed to support transportation, Isuzu has been striving to promote the utilization of low-carbon and sustainable energy.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

The concept behind V2G had gained traction in the late 1990s after California’s landmark zero-emission-vehicle (ZEV) mandate went into effect and compelled automakers to commercialize electric cars. Over time, however, the research focus in bidirectional EV applications shifted from the grid to homes and commercial buildings.

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India stays No. 3 spot in global car sales but Japan fast closing the gap | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

” But if one were to include exports and small commercial vehicles and vans, Japan has a sizeable lead over India. In terms of output of light vehicles, India registered growth of 6.8% in 2023 with volumes of 5.45 million units, as per S&P Global Mobility. “If

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

Little seems developed in any wide commercial sense and certainly not to the extent of the pure electric car. The Honda FCX Clarity FCEV and the Toyota Mirai FCEV, both use an electric drive motor and a battery pack. Hence its supply would not be cheap, renewable nor sustainable in the long term.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

Clean Fleet Report

Ignoring the briefly popular commercial electrics around at the turn of the last century, EVs have been experimental concepts or limited edition runs until relatively recently. Honda has the Clarity models, initially a fuel cell electric that was expanded to include a plug-in hybrid, full electric and fuel cell electric.

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Junkyard Find: 1993 Nissan Sentra with 320,165 miles

The Truth About Cars

When I'm sniffing around in car graveyards and I find a discarded Toyota or Honda with between 300,000 and 400,000 miles, I won't photograph it unless there's something interesting about it beyond just the odometer reading. It was cheap, basic transportation in its day and it served its owners well for more than three decades.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

Iconic design, two-tone paint, three rows, AWD; whatever you call it, the Buzz won’t be cheap. It’s been on sale in Europe for a year, as has the Cargo commercial-van variant. That put it squarely in competition with segment leaders Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V. and Canadian markets in the second half of next year. So the U.S.