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Hydrogen-powered Alpine Alpenglow to go into small-scale production in 2028?

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:June 28, 2024
• Post category:Alpine/cars/EN/Mobility/Players/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Hydrogen-powered Alpine Alpenglow to go into small-scale production in 2028? According to reports in the motor sports press, Alpine's chief executive has raised the possibility of small-scale production of a…

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NamX wins the Tech award at VivaTech

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:May 28, 2024
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Mobility/NamX/Players/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

NamX wins the Tech award at VivaTech Start-up, NamX, which is developing a hydrogen-powered SUV with a parallel cartridge system, has won an award at the VivaTech show in Paris.…

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Ineos hydrogen prototype has yet to be mass-produced

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:May 27, 2024
• Post category:cars/EN/Ineos/Mobility/Players/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Ineos, the manufacturer of the Grenadier, has developed a hydrogen-powered prototype with a fuel cell. But it is not going into serial production due to a lack of infrastructure. Making…

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Updates from NamX and its hydrogen SUV at VivaTech

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:May 22, 2024
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Mobility/NamX/Players/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Updates from NamX and its hydrogen SUV at VivaTech NamX is displaying its hydrogen-powered SUV at the Tech Show, VivaTech. Opposite the DS Automobiles Formula E car, the SUV and…

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Automotive sector deal: France confirms its shift towards zero-emission vehicles

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:May 5, 2024
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

France confirms its shift towards zero-emission vehicles Despite the slowdown in sales and doubts over whether the internal combustion engine will be phased out by 2035, the government and the…

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SAIC showcases a hydrogen-powered model at the Beijing Auto Show

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:May 2, 2024
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

SAIC showcases a hydrogen model at the Beijing Auto Show Through its Roewe brand, SAIC Motor has unveiled an MPV equipped with a hydrogen-powered range extender. It is the Imax8,…

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Hyundai promotes hydrogen at the Beijing Motor Show

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:April 29, 2024
• Post category:cars/EN/Hydrogen Production/Hyundai/Industry/Mobility/Motor Sport/Players/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Hyundai promotes hydrogen at the Beijing Motor Show At the Beijing Motor Show, which was dominated by electric cars, Hyundai showcased its technology (fuel cells, hydrogen production from waste) and…

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Hydrogen increasingly relevant for BMW

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:March 21, 2024
• Post category:BMW/cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Mobility/Players/Road mobility

BMW Annual Conference: hydrogen, a viable solution At its annual conference, BMW presented its vision of energy transition, and unveiled the Neue Klasse X in the process. H2 Today spoke…

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Toyota starts delivering its vehicles to Paris 2024

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:March 4, 2024
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Mobility/Players/Road mobility/Toyota

Toyota starts delivering its vehicles to Paris 2024 As a partner of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Toyota made its first vehicle deliveries of its fleet on March first. It was…

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H2ME: The era of hydrogen mobility pioneers

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:February 27, 2024
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H2ME: The era of hydrogen mobility pioneers Through two series of projects, between 2015 and 2023, Europe managed to deploy the first stations and help manufacturers test their vehicles. Here's…

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Geneva Motor Show: hydrogen takes centre stage with a V6-powered concept from Pininfarina

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:February 27, 2024
• Post category:cars/EN/H2 ICE/Mobility/precise subjects: technology/Road mobility

Geneva Motor Show: hydrogen takes centre stage with a V6-powered concept from Pininfarina At a show where the focus is on electric vehicles, the design studio is presenting the Enigma…

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Hype: Official sponsor of Paris 2024

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:January 29, 2024
• Post category:cars/EN/Hype/Mobility/Players/Road mobility

The hydrogen-powered taxis manufacturer, Hype, appears in the list of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games as an "Official Sponsor". A title that enables the company to provide vehicles…

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Nissan launches a fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles in China

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:January 24, 2024
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Road mobility

Nissan launches a fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles in China Through its joint venture with DongFeng, Nissan released a showcase fleet, which is a hydrogen-powered version of the Venucia. Despite a…

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Roland Berger predicts a hydrogen mobility market worth almost 7 billion euros in 2030

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:January 23, 2024
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Forvia/LCV/Mobility/OPmobility/Players/Renault/Road mobility/Stellantis

Roland Berger predicts a hydrogen mobility market worth almost 7 billion euros in 2030 In a study on hydrogen storage from December 2023, the consulting firm estimates that there will…

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BMW to produce hydrogen-powered vehicles in Munich

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:January 16, 2024
• Post category:BMW/cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Mobility/Players/Road mobility

BMW to produce hydrogen-powered vehicles in Munich While the reknown German brand's site in Munich is to produce only electric vehicles by 2027, a board member at BMW affirms that…

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GCK to display a jeep with a hydrogen V8 engine at the CES

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:January 9, 2024
• Post category:cars/EN/GCK/Mobility/Players/Retrofit/Road mobility

GCK to display a jeep with a hydrogen V8 engine at the CES The French group GCK is exhibiting at the CES in Las Vegas, which opens its doors today…

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French hydrogen carmakers NamX and Hopium take different paths

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:December 11, 2023
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Hopium/Mobility/NamX/Players/Road mobility

French hydrogen carmakers NamX and Hopium take different paths Previously aligned on building a fuel cell car, which they were planning for 2025, the two start-ups have taken different paths.…

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Namx is about to unveil its hydrogen engine

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:December 11, 2023
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/H2 ICE/Mobility/NamX/Players/precise subjects: technology/Road mobility

Namx is about to unveil its hydrogen engine In a few hours, at 5pm (GMT), the start-up will present its technology. You can follow the event live on LinkedIn and…

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Hydrogen-powered cars are starting to show up in China

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:November 27, 2023
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Hydrogen-powered cars are coming to China In a country that has mastered the battery and is starting to widely sells them in Europe, one might have thought that China would…

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GAC ERA: a Chinese hydrogen-powered SUV

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:November 18, 2023
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Road mobility

At the Auto Guangzhou 2023, GAC unveiled a hydrogen concept car in the shape of an SUV coupé. The car boasts over 500 hp and a range of 800 km.…

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Hydrogen is part of 2 out of 4 Autoweek’s 2023 Vanguard Awards

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:November 2, 2023
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Hyundai/Mobility/Motor Sport/Players/Road mobility

It's rare enough for an automobile website to include hydrogen in its awards twice. That's what happened in the United States with Autoweek's 2023 Vanguard Awards. Based in Michigan, this…

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The BMW iX5 undergoes test drives in the desert

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:September 13, 2023
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

A few BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicles have recently completed an intensive round of hot-weather testing in the desert of the United Arab Emirates, with temperatures soaring to 45°C. This vehicle,…

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WAE launches a hydrogen platform for sports cars

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:September 7, 2023
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Mobility/Road mobility

WAE launches a hydrogen platform for sports cars WAE Technologies* is launching an electric architecture with an ultra-high performance fuel cell. Called the EVRh, it develops 550 kW and has…

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BMW puts hydrogen in the spotlight at the IAA Mobility in Munich

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:September 5, 2023
• Post category:BMW/cars/EN/Mobility/Players/Road mobility

At the IAA Mobility in Munich, BMW is showing its support for hydrogen. The fuel cell IX5 can be seen at the show, as well as at BMW Welt, the…

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Shanghai wants 10,000 hydrogen vehicles on the road in 2025

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:August 10, 2023
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Hydrogen Distribution/Hydrogen Industry

Shanghai wants 10,000 hydrogen vehicles on the road in 2025 Shanghai is a major hub for hydrogen in China. And the Chinese metropolis is stepping up its efforts. While the…

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A hydrogen fuel cell demo vehicle at Goodwood

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:July 13, 2023
• Post category:cars/Ineos/Mobility/Off-Road/Players/Road mobility

As announced, Ineos Automotive presented a hydrogen demonstration vehicle at Goodwood. The hydrogen-powered Grenadier was designed in collaboration with AVL and BMW. It is one of the stars of the…

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Interview of Hopium: a French leading hydrogen player

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:May 17, 2023
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Hopium/Mobility/Players/Road mobility/video interviews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU5-A0-N6Us A truthful interview with Hopium On the occasion of an exceptional interview, Hydrogen Today was able to bring together part of the Hopium team. Many points were covered during…

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SUV from NamX got dubbed by the King of Morocco

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:May 16, 2023
• Post category:cars/EN/EN HEBDO/Mobility/NamX/Players/Road mobility

Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, has awarded the Order of Intellectual Merit to Faouzi Annajah, the founder of NamX, the young hydrogen car brand. His SUV prototype goes along with…

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e-Neo, Hopium: where are the aids from the French government?

• Post author:Logan King
• Post published:May 9, 2023
• Post category:cars/Economy/EN/EN HEBDO/Hopium/Mobility/Public Policies & Economy/Road mobility

E-neo, Hopium: where are the aids from the French government? Due to lack of public support, a promising retrofit player had to stop its activities when it was time to…

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NamX will present its SUV in Morocco

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:April 17, 2023
• Post category:cars/Mobility/NamX/Players/Road mobility

NamX will present its SUV in Morocco Namx has announced that it will exhibit its SUV at an event in Tangier, Morocco. This will be a first for Africa. Faouzi Annajah,…

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What does ChatGPT think about the hydrogen car?

• Post author:Marina Leite
• Post published:March 23, 2023
• Post category:cars/Mobility/Road mobility

What does ChatGPT think about the hydrogen car? When asked about this, here’s what the famous artificial intelligence has to say: "The future of the hydrogen car is promising because…

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CleverShuttle runs 5,000,000 kilometers with the world’s most used Toyota Mirai fleet

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:March 17, 2020
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility

The German ride pooling service CleverShuttle has covered over five million kilometers with their Toyota Mirai fleet, without producing any tailpipe emissions. In two and a half years, CleverShuttle travelled…

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Toyota expects a huge increase of FCEV sales

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:May 24, 2018
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

In a press release, Toyota sees global sales of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) increasing significantly after 2020, to at least 30,000 per year from today’s 3,000. To prepare for…

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Honda Clarity recalled for a software problem

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:February 13, 2018
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

Honda will voluntarily recall 471 model-year 2017 Clarity Fuel Cell vehicles in the United States to update the Fuel Cell Electronic Control Unit (ECU) software, free of charge. In the…

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Sales of hydrogen cars will rise in 2021

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:November 30, 2017
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

According to Information Trends, more than 5,500 hydrogen fuel cell cars have been sold since they were launched, and the number of sales will easily top 6,000 by year-end 2017. In…

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Daimler finds a new use case for automotive fuel cell technology

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:November 10, 2017
• Post category:cars/EN/Other Applications/Precise subjects: mobility

Daimler with its 100% owned subsidiary NuCellSys and together with Mercedes-Benz Research and Development North America (MBRDNA) and Daimler Innovations Lab1886 is now expanding the use case of the innovative…

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Tokyo motorshow also welcomes Mercedes GLC fuel cell SUV

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:October 25, 2017
• Post category:cars/EN/Mercedes/Mobility/Players/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Tokyo motorshow also welcomes Mercedes GLC fuel cell SUV Mercedes-Benz is presenting pre-production models of the new GLC F-CELL, marking the next milestone on the road to zero-emissions driving. Under…

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3 millions miles made by fuel cell Hyundai vehicles in California

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:October 8, 2017
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell drivers have accumulated more than three million miles aboard the vehicles on the roads and highways of both Southern and Northern California. These fuel cell CUVs…

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20 Toyota Mirai deployed in Hamburg for a ride sharing service

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:September 16, 2017
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

Last week in Hamburg, the first 20 (out of a total 35) Toyota Mirai were handed over to the CleverShuttle ridesharing service. This makes it the world’s largest fleet of…

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More than half of all H2 cars are sold in California

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:August 25, 2017
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Globally, over 1,600 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were sold or leased in the first half of 2017, according to Information Trends, a Washington-based market consulting company. More than 1,000 of…

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Hexagon gets a 10 M$ deal for fuel cell vehicles

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:August 16, 2017
• Post category:cars/EN/Other Applications/Precise subjects: mobility

Hexagon Composites has been selected to receive a development award for compressed hydrogen cylinders for new fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) models. The value of the development contract is greater…

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FCEVs expected to exceed battery vehicles according to KPMG

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:January 16, 2017
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility

According to KPMG’s Global Automotive Executive Survey 2017, for which 1000 Execs have been interviewed, battery vehicles are now the top prority. They shifted from top 3 concerns, last year,…

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More range for next gen of Hyundai fuel cell car

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:December 30, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility

According to Nikkei Asian Review, Hyundai Motor will launch a new sport utility vehicle in the coming two years. The new SUV will boast 30% better millage than the existing…

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Fuel cell cars: fastest growing segment of the auto market in 2050

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:December 26, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Fuel cell cars: fastest growing segment of the auto market in 2050 On Hyundai European media website, you can read this : according to a report by Information Trends entitled…

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H2 Speed from Pininfarina elected concept car of the year

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:November 24, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

Already awarded Best Concept at 2016 Geneva Motor Show, Pininfarina’s hydrogen-fueled supercar has now been elected Concept of the Year by influential U.S. Automobile Magazine. For those who love it, from…

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Toyota will test fuel cell vehicles in China

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:November 21, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

The japanese car maker announces the expansion of R&D facilities at Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing. The company plans the construction of a new laboratory, the creation of a battery…

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Honda Clarity cheaper than expected

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:November 20, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility

When Honda's Clarity Fuel Cell goes on sale later this year, in California, it will not only have the longest range of any zero-emissions vehicles available (366 miles), but it…

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Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Boasts EPA 366-Mile Range Rating, Best of Any Zero-Emission Vehicle

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:October 26, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

The Honda Clarity Fuel Cell sedan, launching later this year, received an EPA driving range rating of 366 miles and fuel economy rating of 68 miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent…

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The Toyota Mirai breaks 24-hour fuel-cell electric mileage record in California

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:September 18, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

The founders of True Zero completed a scenic drive throughout California in a fuel-cell-electric Toyota Mirai, covering 1,438 miles in a 24-hour period, thus breaking the official Guinness World Record…

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H2 Speed fuel cell car will be produced in small series

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:August 30, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

According to Automotive News and Autoweek, the Pininfarina H2 Speed concept showcased at Geneva motor show will be produced in small series. The Italian design company, now owned by Indian…

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Korea strongly promotes the fuel cell car

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:August 26, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

Hydrogen Fusion Alliance, a consultative body of the public and private sectors has just been created, Business Korea reports. The alliance is comprised of the MOTIE (Ministry of Environment and…

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Kia is preparing a fuel cell car

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:July 31, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

We already knew that Hyundai was working on a next generation fuel cell car. But inside the Korean group, Kia sister brand is looking at this powertrain as well. At…

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Toyota plans to lauch a cheaper fuel cell car in 2020

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:May 2, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

According to the Asahi Shimbun, Toyota Motor Corp. plans to introduce a cheaper eco-friendly fuel-cell vehicle than its current Mirai FCV ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The automotive giant said…

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Could states make mandatory EV sales ?

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:April 3, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

In a paper published by Businessgreen.com, the clean vehicles and emobility officer at Transport & Environment, Julia Hildermeier, says EV quotas start to emerge. She refers first at Netherlands' parliament, that voted to…

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Honda delivers first Clarity FC to METI in Japan

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:March 31, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

Honda has made its first delivery of the Clarity Fuel Cell car to the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Honda’s president and CEO, Takahiro Hachigo, gave the…

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Toyota Mirai coming soon to Northern Europe

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:March 29, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

Starting this summer, both Norway and Sweden will start deliveries, following other European countries that have introduced the Toyota Mirai in 2015 (UK, Germany and Denmark) or early 2016 (Belgium). In Norway,…

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Honda Clarity Fuel Cell hits Japan roads

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:March 12, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Other Applications/Precise subjects: mobility

Honda Motor Co. began sales in Japan of its all-new fuel cell vehicle (FCV), the Clarity Fuel Cell. It is the world’s first five-passenger sedan type FCV, realized by making…

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H2 vehicles coming to Aberdeen for car sharing

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:March 10, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

Some places in the world are offering EVs for car sharing purposes. In Scotland, Aberdeen is the first to introduce H2 vehicles to the city's car club. The city council and…

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NHTSA proposes updating electrical safety requirements for fuel cell and mild hybrid vehicles

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:March 5, 2016
• Post category:cars/Precise subjects: mobility

The US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to update electrical safety requirements for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and mild…

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Rasa : a welsh car powered by hydrogen

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:February 22, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

Riversimple company has just revealed an hyedrogen powered sports car built in Wales. Its name is Rasa. It comes from "tabula rasa", a Latin phrase that reflects the idea that something…

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Over 1 million miles for Hyundai fuel cell cars in California

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:February 13, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

The Korean carmaker has delivered nearly 100 Tucson Fuel Cell crossovers since its introduction as the first mass-produced fuel cell in the U.S. market in June 2014. They have been accumulating…

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Honda fuel cell car priced at $60 000

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:January 27, 2016
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

Honda announced the company’s plans for U.S. sales of its new 5-passenger, hydrogen-powered Clarity Fuel Cell sedan at the Washington, D.C. Auto Show. Slated to begin retail leasing to customers…

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Fuel Cell Car and Bus sales expected to exceed 228,000 per year by 2024

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:January 6, 2016
• Post category:bus & coaches/cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

Fuel Cell Car and Bus sales expected to exceed 228,000 per year by 2024 A report from Navigant Research analyzes the market for fuel cell passenger cars and buses, including…

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UK supports greener vehicles including hydrogen

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:December 24, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

The British government has announced a long-term extension to the plug-in car grant, backed by a £400 million package to treble the number of ultra low emission vehicles. The grant…

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An autonomous fuel cell car on US roads

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:December 16, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

Hyundai Motor has begun the first tests of a fully-autonomous Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) on public roads in the US, having been granted a license by the US state…

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50 more deliveries for Hyundai fuel cell vehicle in Europe

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:November 30, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

During October, Hyundai Motor has delivered another 50 units of its ix35 Fuel Cell for distribution to customers across Europe, extending the company’s leadership in fuel cell vehicle roll-out. This…

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First Toyota Mirai delivered in California

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:November 25, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

The first 2016 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car in the U.S. was delivered on November 9. The owner is Glenn Rambach, a 70-year-old engineer specialized in hydrogen fuel cells. He lives…

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Mercedes on track to launch a fuel cell powered SUV in 2018

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:November 23, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

According to Autocar, Mercedes is targeting a fuel cell vehicle. Thomas Weber, Mercedes’ head of research and development, told the british website that the company had finalised the engineering parameters…

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Nissan not in hurry to launch a fuel cell powered car

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:November 4, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Nissan/Players/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Nissan not in hurry to launch a fuel cell powered car Tokyo Motor Show is still open and visitors can see hydrogen cars from Honda and Toyota, as well as…

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The Mercedes car of the future: connected, autonomous and hydrogen powered

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:October 28, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Mercedes/Players/Precise subjects: mobility

The Mercedes car of the future: connected, autonomous and hydrogen powered At the Tokyo Motor Show, Daimler has unveiled a new concept car, named Vision Tokyo. This future car is…

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First Danish customer receives his Toyota Mirai

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:October 23, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

  First customers are being served in Europe by Toyota. On 22nd of October, the first Danish Mirai-customer – a family dad from Holstebro, in West Denmark – received the…

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Toyota presents the Mirai to its first UK customers

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:October 21, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

Toyota marked the arrival of its Mirai fuel cell sedan on Britain’s roads with the handover of vehicles to its first customers at a ceremony hosted today at the car…

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Toyota FCV Plus : a new hydrogen concept car at Tokyo Motor Show

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:October 9, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Precise subjects: mobility

At next Tokyo Motor Show, at the end of this month, Toyota will unveil the FCV Plus as a world premiere. This concept car is a preview of what could…

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The Toyota Mirai victim of its success in the US ?

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:October 8, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Other Applications/Precise subjects: mobility

Toyota has announced that demand for the Mirai has exceeded production allocations for the 2016 model year on the US market. The company has received 1,900 order requests since the…

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Toyota Mirai : the innovation of the decade ?

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:October 2, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Other Applications/Precise subjects: mobility

According to Germany‘s Center of Automotive Management’s (CAM), the Toyota Mirai is the number one of the world’s 100 most significant automotive engineering innovations. To make their ranking, the CAM…

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Symbio will deliver 1000 cars in 2016

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:June 26, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Players/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility/Symbio

Symbio will deliver 1000 cars in 2016 Leader in Europe for hydrogen powered range extenders, the french company has already equipped 50 Renault Kangoo ZE. At the end of this…

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BMW back in Le Mans with a hydrogen car in 2018 ?

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:June 12, 2015
• Post category:BMW/cars/EN/Players/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

BMW back in Le Mans with a hydrogen car in 2018 ? This week end, France welcomes the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It will be a battle between hybrid…

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HyWay : the biggest private fleet of hydrogen cars is in France

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:June 10, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

HyWay : the biggest private fleet of hydrogen cars is in France Today, in Grenoble, partners of Tennerdis energy cluster gathered 21 fuel cell powered cars in a single place.…

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Honda is planning mass-production of fuel cell cars by 2020

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:June 4, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Honda/Mobility/Players/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Honda is planning mass-production of fuel cell cars by 2020 According to Autocar, the Japanese manufacturer believes that hydrogen has its place on the market at the end of the decade.…

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Hyundai fuel cell car now on sale in France

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:March 14, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Hyundai/Mobility/Players/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Hyundai fuel cell car now on sale in France What a nice Surprise! Hyundai has announced the public pricing of its fuel cell car: the ix35 FC for France. The…

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JEC showcase: Fuel cell cars go heavy on lightweight construction

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:March 11, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Mobility/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

JEC showcase: Fuel cell cars go heavy on lightweight construction At the JEC Europe showcase, held in Paris and dedicated to composites, lightweight construction in the automotive industry is one…

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Geneva Motor Show : only water from fuel cell vehicles

• Post author:Laurent Meillaud
• Post published:March 8, 2015
• Post category:cars/EN/Hydrogen Industry/Industry/Precise subjects: mobility/Road mobility

Geneva Motor Show : only water from fuel cell vehicles At the last Geneva Motor Show, several OEMs have presented a fuel cell model : Toyota with the Mirai, Honda…

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