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Battelle completing multi-year safety testing program for compressed hydrogen storage systems for vehicles

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Battelle is wrapping up a multi-year safety testing program—including the development of test methods and then conducting the safety tests—for 350 bar and 700 bar hydrogen storage systems for use in vehicles. This was despite impacts to the tank itself, in crashes rear and side up to 40 mph.

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UK Company to Introduce Hydrogen Fuel Cell Urban Car; Open Source Approach

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UK-based Riversimple will unveil on Tuesday (16 June) its first production-intent car: a two seater hydrogen fuel cell urban car with composite bodyshell. The Hyrban has a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h), can accelerate from 0 - 30 mph in 5.5 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles: Still 10 years away? earlier post ). Riversimple.

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Hyundai to begin production of ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle in December; targeting 1,000 units by 2015

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160 km/h (100 mph). The ix35 Fuel Cell can be filled with hydrogen in only a few minutes. It accelerates from zero to 62 mph in 12.5 seconds, has a top speed of 160 km/h (100 mph) and can travel 588 km (365 miles) without refueling. Length; width; height. 4,410 mm; 1,820 mm; 1,655 mm. Fuel consumption. kgH 2 /100 km.

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Hyundai delivers keys to first Tucson Fuel Cell customer; leasing for $499/mo, with unlimited free fueling; first drive

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This includes unlimited free hydrogen refueling in the area, and free maintenance. When we spoke with customers about fuel cell vehicles, many wondered about the cost of hydrogen. Availability of the Tucson Fuel Cell will expand to other regions consistent with the accelerating deployment of hydrogen refueling stations.

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Gov’t, industry, national labs collaborate on comprehensive cradle-to-grave LCA study and economic assessment of LDV GHG reductions

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Numerous LCA tools have been used to evaluate the GHG emissions associated with various vehicle-fuel technologies, including fossil fuels, biofuels, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVS), and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). transportation sector.

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Argonne study identifying fuel consumption penalties for CNG use in conventional light-duty vehicles; optimization pathways

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Using OEM engine maps for gasoline and CNG for the same engine, ANL found that use of CNG fuel in the same engine resulted in lower performance: 112 kW of output for CNG vs. 136 kW for gasoline, with 0-60 mph performance of 10.2 seconds 0-60 mph), resulting in 145 kW of output, fuel economy dropped to 32.1 seconds for CNG vs. 9.5

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Reva to bring new electric car to Iceland

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nk City-like footprint, 100 mile range and 65 mph top speed. Electricity is a more renewable resource than ice in Iceland. This provided hydrogen utopians with the world's best-case scenario for transitioning to a hydrogen economy. At one time there were 16 hydrogen cars in Reykjavik.

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