Toyota FCV Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 04 Aug 2014 21:23:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Fuel Cell Vehicle Myth Nine – One is “Obviously Better” than the Other https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fuel-cell-vehicle-myth-nine-one-obviously-better-20140804/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fuel-cell-vehicle-myth-nine-one-obviously-better-20140804/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2014 21:23:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=48747 How about that for a vague title? Perhaps the biggest argument between hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and battery electric vehicles is attempting to prove that one is better than the other. The comparison between fuel cell vehicles and electric vehicles, however, isn’t really straightforward. They have their strengths and weaknesses, not only regarding environmental impact, […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fuel-cell-vehicle-myth-nine-one-obviously-better-20140804/feed/ 1 48747 Fuel Cell Vehicle Myth Two – Fuel Cell Vehicles are Expensive https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fuel-cell-vehicle-myth-two-fuel-cell-vehicles-expensive-20140723/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fuel-cell-vehicle-myth-two-fuel-cell-vehicles-expensive-20140723/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2014 16:58:13 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=48657 Here on The Green Optimistic, we love practically anything that reduces our footprint in the environment, such as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, but there is plenty of misinformation out there that make people think they’re a bad deal. Maybe you heard once that a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, such as the upcoming Toyota FCV, cost […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fuel-cell-vehicle-myth-two-fuel-cell-vehicles-expensive-20140723/feed/ 4 48657 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles May Be the Future https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicles-may-future-20140708/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicles-may-future-20140708/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2014 18:33:57 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=48413 While battery electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles may co-exist for some time, will one or the other dominate long-term? With the early successes of electric vehicles (EV) like as the Tesla Model S and Nissan Leaf, it may seem that battery electric vehicles (BEV) have gotten a head start on hydrogen fuel cell […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicles-may-future-20140708/feed/ 50 48413 Toyota FCV Will Start at Just $69,000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-fcv-will-start-just-69000-20140630/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-fcv-will-start-just-69000-20140630/#respond Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:38:16 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=48256 Toyota’s approach to the future of transportation, the Toyota FCV, is definitely electric, but not battery-powered. Instead, Toyota believes hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be the future of transportation. In a recent presentation of the Toyota FCV, Toyota says of the technology: “ You can watch the whole presentation here (over an hour), starting with […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-fcv-will-start-just-69000-20140630/feed/ 0 48256 Is This The End of The Line for Toyota RAV4 EV? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/end-line-toyota-rav4-ev-20140513/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/end-line-toyota-rav4-ev-20140513/#comments Tue, 13 May 2014 17:33:48 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=47498 Toyota’s stance on electric vehicles seems to be clear, so the end of the Toyota RAV4 EV doesn’t really come as a shock. Instead, Toyota is focusing on its hybrid electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell technology, clearly seen even in its marketing. True, hybrids are a great interim step, but I don’t think they’ll […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/end-line-toyota-rav4-ev-20140513/feed/ 4 47498 Toyota FCV Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle is “Going to Change the World” https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-fcv-hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicle-going-change-world-20140107/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/toyota-fcv-hydrogen-fuel-cell-vehicle-going-change-world-20140107/#comments Tue, 07 Jan 2014 15:01:56 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44965 This year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has been the host to some pretty impressive technological displays, not the least of which is the United States debut of the Toyota FCV, a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have been touted as the cleanest thing since battery electric vehicles, but the size […]

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