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Hydrogen Cars Were Supposed to Be the Future. Now Owners Are Suing Toyota

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The promise of a hydrogen-fueled future has turned into a nightmare for hundreds of car owners in California. Drivers who purchased Toyota’s flagship fuel cell vehicle, the Mirai, are now suing the automaker and other key players, alleging they were misled about the viability of the hydrogen fueling network. This is bad.

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Honda really wants to sell you a hydrogen fuel cell, today [part 5]

Electrek

Honda came to this years ACT Expo in Anaheim, California with the perfect follow-up to the jaw-dropping hydrogen fuel cell-powered semi truck they showed off last year. This year, the companys fuel cell is in series production and available now.

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Could This Fuel Cell Tech Help Scale Green Hydrogen?

Cars That Think

Researchers who are developing electrolyzers for hydrogen production are increasingly turning to a membrane platform originally used in fuel cells to scale up their technology. In a hydrogen fuel cell, the membrane helps facilitate the chemical reactions needed to generate electricity.

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The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore’s Law

Cars That Think

To produce EUV light, we would focus an intense laser pulse onto 30-micrometer-wide droplets of tin flying through a chamber filled with low-density hydrogen. As a by-product, the plasma balls generated shock waves that traveled through the surrounding hydrogen. Interstellar material consists mostly of hydrogen.)

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Event: 2025 ACT Expo

Clean Fleet Report

Hyundai Hyundai held a very well-attended press conference spotlighting its Xcient hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 truck that is now equipped with Plus AI-based autonomous driving software. liter inline four-cylinder gasoline engine is mated to an 800V generator and a 50-gallon fuel tank good for up-to 440 horsepower.

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Lucid Now Owns a Former Nikola Motors Factory

The Truth About Cars

The transaction does not include the acquisition of Nikolas business, customer base, or technology related to Nikolas hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks. Lucid believes the acquisition will help it ramp up production and bring next-generation vehicles to market faster. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

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2024 Honda Prologue: Japan’s most American brand gets serious about EVs

Charged EVs

Over the years, the company has pioneered a number of advanced powertrain technologies, including both natural gas and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Honda’s deal to jump into a new segment using another automaker’s products shouldn’t be all that surprising. None of those were battery-electric vehicles, however.

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