Category: Hydrogen Cars

While it is still just rumor and speculation, the Toyota Mirai may be the name of the company’s first production fuel cell car available to the buying public. Mirai means “future” and is a leap forward from Prius which means “to go before.” According to Bloomberg, “Toyota Motor Corp. is planning to name its $69,000 […]

According to Hyundai they have set a record for the driving range for mass-produced fuel cell vehicles. Recently a Hyundai ix35 FCEV traveled 700 kilometers (435 miles) on one tank of hydrogen through three countries in northern Europe. According to News24.com, “”The ix35 Fuel Cell, claimed to be the world’s first mass-production fuel-cell electric vehicle […]

Toyota says it will consider selling the major components of its fuel cell systems to midsize automakers that don’t have the R&D budget to build the components from the ground up. The reason for this is two-fold. If there are more fuel cell vehicles being sold it will be easier for governments and other agencies […]

Toyota has unveiled the outside design (pictured at top) and Japanese price for the fuel cell vehicle that is supposed to go on sale in March 2015. The Japanese price is around 7 million yen ($68,809 USD) and the design is the same as the FCV concept that was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show […]

According to Toyota, their 2015 model year hydrogen vehicle, which has not been unveiled yet, will have a fuel cell system that is 1/20th the cost of the one in their FCHV-adv model. Toyota lists several reasons for being able to reduce the costs according to Nikkei Technology, “Toyota made the following efforts to lower […]

Today, on June 10, 2014, Tustin Hyundai of southern California handed the keys to its first mass produced fuel cell vehicle (to hit U. S. shores) to Tim Bush and family (pictured at top) of Huntington Beach. Mr. Bush is a State Farm insurance agent in Newport Beach, California. I had a chance to speak […]

Toyota has stated that they expect to begin production of their commercial fuel cell vehicle in mid-December 2014. This is a bit earlier than expected. According to 4-Traders, “The world’s top-selling automaker is considering manufacturing dozens of the vehicles per month at its Motomachi plant in the city of Toyota in Aichi Prefecture in central […]

On May 20, 2014 first production line produced hydrogen cars to roll onto U. S. soil had just arrived in Port Hueneme, California. Port Hueneme, just north of Los Angeles, near Oxnard and Ventura has been known as a port city since the late 1800’s and more recently has been known as a deep water […]

Hyundai Motors has decided to team up with the London College of Fashion (LCF) for a partnership called the “Fashioned Fuel Cell.” The purpose is to engage students at the college who are helping to bring brand awareness for the Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Vehicle. According to Hyundai, “This exciting partnership called ‘Fashioned Fuel Cell’, […]

Sparked by poor sales of the RAV4 EV, Toyota has decided to end its battery supply partnership with Tesla. Toyota isn’t bailing out altogether though since it still owns a 3-percent stake in the Silicon Valley electric carmaker. According to the New York Times, “… the electric RAV4 has sold poorly, despite low-cost lease and […]