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Toyota Mirai is “The Future” of Toyota, Literally!

Benji Jerew — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 23:39:08 +0000

The culmination of decades of research and development, Toyota’s first mass-production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the Toyota Mirai, will start deliveries next month in Japan. Far from being a hydrogen fuel cell conversion vehicle, the Toyota Mirai was built from the ground up as a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Twin 70 MPa hydrogen fuel tanks […]

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Carlos Ghosn Slams Hydrogen Car Technology

Benji Jerew — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:49:56 +0000

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology is probably even more divisive than electric vehicle technology, but automakers are pushing for this new technology to be mass-produced as soon as 2015. One of the most influential men of 2013, Elon Musk, said of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, when questioned at a gathering of Tesla enthusiasts in Munich, […]

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Audi A7 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Prototype, Testing in Progress

Benji Jerew — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:21:35 +0000

Automotive alternative fuels like hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could actually be easier to implement than electric vehicles, but still suffer from the same infrastructure problems. Actually, electric vehicle infrastructure is becoming more commonplace, but it’s still a game of Catch-22. Comparing electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles boils down to powertrain expenses [hydrogen is […]

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General Electric Zero Emissions Bus Combines Li-ion, Na-ion, and HFC

Benji Jerew — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:17:07 +0000

In the last few years, electrified, zero emissions buses have become, if not common, at least accepted in cities around the world. One bus line in Milton Keynes, UK, runs a fleet of electric buses that recharge on the driver’s break via an inductive charging pad buried in the road. One limitation of the electric […]

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“Green” Blonde Walks Into Library. See What She’s Up To!

Benji Jerew — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:11:08 +0000

Advertising catches your attention, and hopefully holds on long enough to make a point. A humorous advertisement, by the Clean Energy Partnership [CEP], takes a little look at what it’s like trying to find your favorite book as quietly as possible. The point? Hydrogen fuel cell [HFC] vehicles, and by extension, electric vehicles [EV], are […]

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