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A pair of 1980s Corolla GT-S models converted to use EV and hydrogen powertrains show how older cars can stay on the road in the EV future, according to Toyota.
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Lexus shows UTV powered by hydrogen combustion engineThe Lexus UTV recreational vehicle imagines a future in which hydrogen can be used for fuel in an internal combustion engine.
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SCG shows a hydrogen fuel-cell supercar concept
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus teased a hydrogen cell-cell supercar concept on Facebook that hints at unbelievable range.
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The 8 differences between gasoline and hydrogen engines
Hydrogen has several efficiency advantages over gasoline, but it takes up more space
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Why hydrogen-powered combustion engines aren't a good idea
Is hydrogen the future fuel source for the combustion engine?
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Budweiser brewer orders 800 Nikola hydrogen-powered semi trucks
Nikola Motor Company, the startup maker of hydrogen-electric-powered semi-trucks, has received quite an order. On Thursday, Anheuser-Busch announced it plans to purchase up to 800 of the company's semis. The order will effectively replace Anheuser-Busch's entire semi fleet with trucks powered by...
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Two major movements occurred this week on the alternative-propulsion front. First, Croatian firm Rimac, responsible for the insane Concept_One supercar, announced Chinese battery manufacturer Camel Group has invested $36 million into its future operations. Second, Bosch announced it will join forces with startup Nikola Motor to bring its conceptual hydrogen-electric semi trucks to production. Camel Group's $36 million investment into Rimac is a significant one and allocates a large chunk of funds to Rimac's sister company, Greyp Bikes. The company, which has been developing advanced electric...
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BMW And GM To Form Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership?
BMW has just announced that it will work more closely with Toyota to advance the development of lithium-ion battery technology for application in future cars. Now there’s word that BMW is also looking for a tie-up with General Motors in the area of hydrogen fuel cell technology. The word...
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Vettel's F1 Domination, Frankfurt Auto Show, Mercedes' Hydrogen Gullwing: Today's Car News
Sebastian Vettel remains unstoppable at Monza. [MotorAuthority] The 2012 Audi A5 DTM race car is revealed ahead of the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. [MotorAuthority] Audi's Urban Concept gets some live photo action ahead of the Frankfurt show. [GreenCarReports] Red Bull Racing and Renault have extended...
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Ammonia: The Latest "Fuel Technology Of The Future"?
Ammonia: Useful in fertilizers, cleaning products and fairly unpleasant in direct human contact. Used as a fuel for vehicles? Certainly not impossible, according to an article in New Scientist. John Fleming and Tim Maxwell at Texas Tech University are developing a system to produce ammonia that can...
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Mercedes-Benz Bringing Mass-Produced Fuel Cell Cars To Market By 2014
While the interest in hydrogen powered fuel cell vehicles has waned lately, due mostly to media’s attention centering on the latest generation of battery powered electric cars and plug-in hybrids, several automakers including industry giant Daimler are still backing their cause. Just a few...
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Jay Leno’s 2006 EcoJet Concept Makes Appearance At All GM Show
For those who don’t remember, the EcoJet was a concept car built by General Motors back in 2006 together with auto aficionado and television personality Jay Leno. The vehicle made its debut at the SEMA Auto Show of that same year and was penned at GM’s Advanced Design Studio in Warren...
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We're just a couple of days away from rear-ending 2010, so like all major media outlets, we thought we'd take a break from real reporting (don't worry: nothing's happening) and look back at some of 2009's notable moments. It was an...interesting year for the auto industry to say the least, and we've seen a lot of changes, both in the U.S. and abroad. Some of the losses have been painful, but in the end, we're hopeful that they'll spur growth and development down the line. And if not, we'll have enjoyed kicking them around in our spare time. By the way: we'd planned on making an Oscar-style...
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Ian Ziering Takes A Spin In A Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell EV
We don't quite know what to do with Ian Ziering. On the one hand, he's a car enthusiast, and he's got a touch of Softcore Green Tech Nerd about him -- both laudable traits in our book. Also, he's kept his shiznit together since the original 90120 was canned in 2000; he hasn't gone crazy, or gotten...
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Mercedes-Benz Shipping 100 B-Class Fuel-Cell Cars To U.S.
Mercedes-Benz will build 200 fuel-cell vehicles, each based on the current B-Class compact.
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Jesse James' hydrogen-powered land speed record claim comes under assault
Jesse James, American engineer, stuntman and all around lunatic successfully shattered the land speed record for a hydrogen powered vehicle for his latest show Jesse James Is A Dead Man – a show in which he cheats death every week by taking on a different challenge. But not everyone is so...
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Toyota could have hydrogen fuel-cell car on the road by 2014
Honda's FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle has grabbed lots of headlines, as has BMW's combustion-powered Hydrogen7 and Mazda's rotary RE line of vehicles, including the RX-8. But Toyota is working on a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle too, and it could be on the streets by 2014. Well, the streets of...
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Obama kills the hydrogen car by slashing research funding
There may be debate over who killed the electric car, but we can now say with some certainty that the culprit behind killing the hydrogen car is none other than President Barack Obama. In his new budget, the President has eliminated funding to develop hydrogen fuel-cell cars, scrapping a $1.2...
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With its skinny, spoked open wheels and an open-air cabin, the Mercedes Benz F-CELL Roadster looks more like the cars of the turn of the 20th century than those of the 21st, but design students blended the two to illustrate a point. The combination of old and new symbolizes a rebirth of thinking about how to build and power cars. As the name suggests, the F-CELL Roadster is powered by a 1.2kW fuel-cell system. Using drive-by-wire technology and a joystick to control the action, the car is capable of up to 15mph (25km/h) and has an estimated range of up to 217mi (350km). Though the car is...
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BMW announces new hydrogen tech that beats diesels for efficiency
Hydrogen fuel is often derided as an impractical and inefficient solution - and for the most part, the critics are right. But BMW is forging ahead with its hydrogen-burning cars, today announcing a technological development that has raised thermal efficiency to 42% - one percent greater than...
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Hydrogen-based technology claimed to boost power and reduce emissions
A company based in California is claiming to have developed an emissions-reducing product for conventional motor vehicles that it boasts could help the auto industry meet upcoming emissions regulations. The company is HydroLectricPower and the technology will be on show at this week's Los Angeles...
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Australian-built hydrogen race car targets world speed record
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), an Australian university, has unveiled Australia's first hydrogen powered race car, dubbed 'Formula H' and developed in conjunction with the Fachhochschule Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences. With speeds of around 106mph (170km/h) expected...
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