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Toyota broadly outlines next-generation Prius; developing wireless inductive charging for the plug-in model; bullish on hydrogen

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The next Prius will feature the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). Ogiso re-emphasized the importance of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, which he said “ will be in our future for a long time ”. Toyota’s first commercially available hydrogen fuel cell vehicle will go on sale in global markets in 2015. qdash;Satoshi Ogiso.

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Honda EV concepts, Kia electric vans, Vinfast pickup concept, Hertz dumps EVs: The Week in Reverse

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How soon is the revamped Tesla Model 3 Highland arriving in the U.S.? Kia PV5 Concept Also at CES, Hyundai outlined its work to establish a “hydrogen value chain,” with a hydrogen vision that extends well beyond cars , trucks, and buses—to trains, ships, generators, steelmaking, robotics, air mobility, and more.

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Porsche Project X, Ford Mustang GT3: Automobile Information Headlines

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The automobile is aimed toward buyer groups and is already locked in for the respective GTD and GTE categories of the IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA Global Perpetuity Championship. Ford has observable a Mustang race automobile evolved alongside GT3 specs and that includes a unutilized 5.4-liter

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2023 Toyota bZ4X

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Then, by 2030, 80 percent of Toyota’s global sales will be electrified with hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Consumers are aware of Toyota as an environmentally friendly company with its leadership in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technology. Town and Country.

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

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Required reading: Bill Moore's EVWorld review and Martin Zimmerman's LA Times piece about their test drives of the Toyota Plug-in Prius and the hydrogen fuel cell Highlander FCHV. CARB ought to tap into some of its bottomless reservoir of technological optimism applied to hydrogen and fuel cells when considering obstacles to plug-ins.

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Opinion: Debunking the mythsWhy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are viable for the mass market

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2014 has been a year of rapid growth for the fuel cell market with positive progress being made globally, especially in markets such as US, UK, Germany, France and Japan. A hydrogen-powered version of Hyundai’s Tucson sport utility vehicle has already appeared in southern California showrooms.

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California legislators call on Governor to take technology-neutral approach to HDV decarbonization plans

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Thankfully, we currently have two zero emission technologies at our disposal as we seek to both clean up our local air quality and reduce our contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions. These sectors are particularly difficult to convert to zero emission, and are especially well-suited for hydrogen fuel cell technology.