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Report: Hyundai to boost production of new fuel cell vehicle 15x to 3,600 units

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Citing “industry sources,” Business Korea reports that Hyundai has decided to boost production of a new fuel cell vehicle ( earlier post )—to be released early next year—by 15 times to 3,600 units. Hyundai’s decision, according to the report, is part of an effort to check Toyota and to promote fuel cell vehicles.

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Report: Hyundai to cut price of fuel cell vehicle in Korea to compete with Toyota

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The Korea Herald reports that unnamed sources say that Hyundai Motor has decided to lower the price of the Tucson fuel cell sport utility vehicle ( earlier post ) to compete with Toyota Motor’s Mirai fuel cell car ( earlier post ). Toyota, on the other hand, has already reported orders approaching 1,500 units for the Mirai.

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Audi unveils h-tron quattro fuel cell SUV concept at Detroit; MLB evo platform

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In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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Hyundai introduces new autonomous IONIQ concept at AutoMobility LA

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With a design resembling the rest of the IONIQ lineup ( earlier post ), the vehicle is one of the few self-driving cars in development to have a LiDAR system hidden in its front bumper instead of installed on the roof, enabling it to look like any other car on the road and not a high school science project. Dogs without a leash.

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

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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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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. City of Tucson. The City of Tucson will receive funds to purchase electric buses with dedicated charging stations and provide maintenance and first responder training for the new technology.

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Use These Exciting EV Charging Incentives to Fund Your Commercial Charging Station

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These incentives are offered by the federal government, state governments, local jurisdictions, and electric utility companies in hopes of boosting the installation volume of EV chargers across the nation. At the end of 2021, there were over 50,000 locations per Alternative Fuel Data Center. Source: Alternative Fuels Data Center.