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Peugeot to show off fuel cell ER-EV 307CC this week

Peugeot will be showing off a new demonstration vehicle this week at a hydrogen technology conference in Lyon, France. The research vehicle is based on a 307 CC coupe-convertible and is entirely propelled by electricity. The 307 demonstrator has an extended range electric powertrain, much like the Chevy Volt. However, this one uses a hydrogen fuel cell as the range extender. The car uses a plug-in lithium ion battery pack from Johnson Controls-Saft but Peugeot has not stated what the plug-in range is. Instead, the automaker only quotes the ... Read more →

Nissan starts first hydrogen X-Trail FCV lease in U.S. with Coke Sebastian Blanco

Just as it offers a variety of beverage flavors, the Coca-Cola company dabbles in many gasoline alternatives for its truck fleet, from flex-fuel to hybrids. Today, the Sacramento Coca-Cola ...

Prediction: In 2015, fuel cell vehicles "will be cheaper than a Rolls-Royce" Sebastian Blanco

2009 Honda FCX Clarity - Click above for high-res image gallery A lot of automakers are targeting 2015 as the year to introduce fuel cell vehicles to the market, GM, Toyota and Honda foremost ...

Daimler debuts next-gen Citaro fuel cell bus in Hamburg, cuts fuel consumption in half Sam Abuelsamid

Daimler this week unveiled the first of its new generation Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL-Hybrid transit buses. Thirty of these new buses will be going into service in 2010 with the first 10 going ...

Fuel cell vehicles finish 707-mile demonstration run in Japan Sam Abuelsamid

Toyota, Nissan and Honda all participated in a fuel cell demonstration run in Japan last week. The three automakers brought their most advanced hydrogen fuel cell vehicles out for the two-day trip ...

GM fuel cell boss explains that the technology needs to pass final cost hurdle to production 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

It's no secret that General Motors remains committed to hydrogen fuel cells as a long term solution to zero emissions transportation. In this cause, GM is in league with many of the largest automakers in the world including Toyota, Honda, Daimler, and Hyundai. Recently we ran an editorial ...

Editorial: Henderson's fuel cell 10X cost comments are out of context 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The other day we reported on an interview with General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson published in the Washington Post. While most of the discussion focused on the bailout and bankruptcy, from the perspective of this site, the main items of interest were Henderson's responses to questions relating ...

REPORT: Suzuki to put hydrogen two-wheelers into production 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Suzuki and Intelligent Energy have been working on hydrogen fuel cell-powered two-wheelers for the last few years, with the Crosscage, their first public concept, debuting back in 2007 at the Tokyo Motor Show. Then, earlier this year, we heard rumblings that Suzuki hoped to have its first ...

Tokyo 2009: Suzuki SX4-FCV takes a break from testing 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

The Suzuki SX4-FCV (Fuel-Cell Vehicle) isn't a new vehicle – they've been used for testing on Japanese streets since last year – but the colors and stickers on the model on display at the Tokyo Motor Show meant we needed to get some fresh pics to share with you. Under the new look, ...

Two years in, hydrogen fuel cell bet causing some strangeness 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's difficult to pick the strangest part of Greg Blencoe's post today about his ongoing bet with Joe Romm over the viability of hydrogen cars. It could be the hubris, the feeling of unquestioned "win" ahead for Blencoe (who, of course) came down on the pro-hydrogen-soon of the bet. But what's ...

H2 Olympics power: BC Transit gets first fuel cell bus with Ballard stack 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Over two years ago, we first learned the British Columbia Transit was planning to acquire 20 fuel cell-powered buses for use in the Whistler area ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The first of those buses was recently delivered to the transit company with the rest arriving over the coming weeks ...

Dr. Z: BEVs and hybrids for the near term, fuel cells for the long haul 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

Like pretty much every major automaker, Daimler is preparing to launch battery electric vehicles in the next few years. However, again like many of its competitors, the German automaker remains unconvinced that batteries will see the kind of technical progress needed to make them a truly ...

GM shows off fifth-generation fuel cell stack, hopes to commercialize unit by 2015 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

While improvements to the tried-and-true internal combustion engine continue to come in small, incremental bits year after year, hydrogen fuel cell technology is progressing in leaps and bounds. Evidence of such can be seen in the latest version of General Motors' hydrogen fuel cell system. ...

OEMs go all out to defend fuel cells... but hide hydrogen angle 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

When you're down and out, that's when you find out who your real friends are. While there are calls for a more grassroots approach to hydrogen infrastructure development, the real pushers are the big automakers and the government. And, now that H2 funding is under attack but also back in the ...

Honda still plans 200 FCX Clarity leases, showroom sales by 2015 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Honda announced the FCX Clarity fuel cell car in November 2007, the company announced plans to build and lease 200 of the hydrogen fueled cars. So far however, only 10 examples have been delivered as Honda struggles with the process for mass producing the fuel cell plates. Nonetheless, ...

FCX Clarity driver in his own words: a sweet ride that's easy to refuel 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

There are many reasons why Jack Cusick likes his FCX Clarity: the looks, the hydrogen, the ease of refueling. The California Fuel Cell Partnership recently featured a story about Cusick and what it's like to drive a hydrogen fuel cell car today and, yes, he does find the refueling easy. ...

Hydrogen slogan contest voting begins; satire didn't make the cut 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Surprisingly (j/k), none of the satirical and funny submissions that AutoblogGreen readers posted in the comments of our original post on the California Fuel Cell Partnership's t-shirt contest made it to the final four. Instead, we have the potential winners seen above: Change. It's in the ...

Nissan to deploy methanol fuel cell material handling equipment 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Nissan's Smyrna, Tennessee assembly plant will soon be cutting its CO2 emissions and improving productivity. The plant is retrofitting 60 material handling tugs that are used to move parts around with new methanol fuel cells. The tugs are currently fitted with lead acid batteries that have to be ...

California Fuel Cell Partnership opens new slogan contest 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Here's what you can win in the new California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) slogan contest: a fuel cell model kit and your words on the new CaFCP t-shirt. Here's what probably won't get chosen: anything that slams hydrogen as a viable alternative for automotive use because of the lack of a ...

GM not giving up on hydrogen fuel cells yet! Production planned for 2012 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

The current administration in Washington clearly doesn't favor the pursuit of hydrogen fuel cells, but that doesn't mean General Motors is giving up on the technology. In spite of the pending retirement of Larry Burns, VP of research and development, his replacement, Alan Taub, remains ...

VW still betting on hydrogen, adds 16 cars to U.S. test fleet 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Although Volkswagen is known for its diesels, the German marque is glad to show that it's also a player on the fuel-cell battlefield. How? By shipping 16 fuel-cell Passat Lingyu sedans to the U.S. from China. The cars were brought to the California Fuel Cell Partnership facility in West Sacramento ...

Ener1 developing fuel cells for use as range extenders 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently, even a battery company can hedge its bets on future automotive powertrain technology. Such is the case with Ener1, which held its first quarter earnings call yesterday. We've regularly covered updates from Ener1's lithium ion battery subsidiary, EnerDel, which just last week announced a ...

SAE 2009: Honda's fuel cell friendly exhibit 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's no secret that Honda - even with a new and popular hybrid, the Insight, on the market - doesn't see a bright future for plug-in vehicles. Nope, the Japanese automaker is all about hydrogen, as the company's booth at the SAE World Congress made abundantly clear. There was an Insight on display, ...

DOE announces $41.9 million investment into fuel cell technology 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

- The Feds aren't done with hydrogen just yet. In an effort to "[lay] the foundation for a green energy economy," the Department of Energy has just announced a $41.9 million dollar investment in fuel cell technology using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (a.k.a. the ...

Nissan tests the hydrogen-powered FCV in extreme weather 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Those of you living in cold places might be concerned, with reason, about the performance of certain vehicles in winter. Nissan announced that the X-Trail FCV is currently being tested in facilities near Hokkaido, Japan. Tests started last year and now it was time for tests in cold weather. The ...

World's first hydrogen fuel cell tractor debuts in Italy 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

What fuel will power agricultural equipment in the future? There are a number of alternatives to the tried and true fossil fuels that we're currently favoring, and many of them use crops that can be gathered right on site by the vehicles that are eventually going to use them. Ethanol (or other ...

DOE asking for help finding hydrogen fuel cell market 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Does DOE stand for hydrogen fuel cell in some language I don't understand? I know that the Department of energy finds the funds for cellulosic biofuels and plug-ins, but it also spends more than one might expect on hydrogen fuel cell technology - e.g., $130 million here and $100 million there - ...

German auto club gets HydroGen4 from GM for roadside assistance 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of General Motors' HydroGen4 (aka fuel cell Equinox) vehicles is now prowling the streets in Berlin and Brandenberg, Germany offering up roadside assistance. The German auto club ADAC is operating one of the fuel cell-powered crossovers as part of GM's Project Driveway. Just as AAA crews do ...

US Fuel Cell Council asks for $1.2 billion to help fuel cells gain a foothold 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Federal funds for the auto industry are being handed out left and right these days, and the US Fuel Cell Council thinks that the Feds should find $1.2 billion for a Fuel Cell Stimulus Plan. The USFCC says that the money will create an estimated 24,000 jobs as well as "put hundreds of fuel cell ...

UNM wants to "link the world of biofuels with the world of fuel cells." 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've heard that ethanol is the worst kind of renewable energy. Is it a good idea to use it in hydrogen fuel cells? Over at the University of New Mexico, a team of researchers led by Associate Professor of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Plamen Atanassov (pictured) is trying to figure out the ...

New Holland to show first fuel cell powered tractor in February 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Agricultural equipment maker New Holland will be unveiling what it claims is the first fuel cell-powered tractor at a French trade show in February. The tractor is based on the existing T6000 unit with a hydrogen fuel cell electric drive system replacing the conventional diesel powertrain. New ...

GM delivers 100th fuel cell Chevy Equinox for Project Driveway 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's been just over a year since General Motors launched its Project Driveway fuel cell field test program. In the 14 months the program has been putting fuel cell powered Chevy Equinoxes in the hands of regular customers, those drivers have accumulated 500,000 miles on the vehicles. Over 3,400 ...

Will direct methanol fuel cell beat li-ion plug-in hybrids in the long run? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Methanol fuel cells are not a brand new technology (see our 2007 interview with Smart Fuel Cells), but they are most certainly not the best-known gasoline alternative. Over at the Huffington Post, Patrick Takahashi is trying to change how we think of direct methanol fuel cells by comparing them to ...

Kia to test fuel cells with neutron imaging to optimize air/fuel ratio 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While the hydrogen fuel cell news has been relatively quiet of late, that doesn't mean that fuel cell work has stopped. Kia (along with corporate partners Hyundai), for example, has been actively developing the technology. On the Kia Buzz blog today, Hyun Jin Cho of the company's Sustainability ...

LA 2008: Honda pulls a surprise with FC Sport concept 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/A_Honda_surprise_FC_Sport_is_beautiful_hydrogen_powered'; In an age when there are fewer and fewer surprises at auto shows as embargoes get broken and information leaks out early, Honda pulled off a big surprise at the LA Auto Show this morning. After showing ...

LA Preview: hydrogen fuel cell Passat Lingyu 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Shanghai VW, is bringing a hydrogen fuel cell-powered version of the Passat Lingyu to the LA Auto Show. The Shanghai Securities News, via Gasgoo, says this is the first China-made "new-energy car model" from VW to make an appearance at an auto show. It's also the first-ever hydrogen Passat. The ...

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