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The 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) proved to be a big event for Toyota. The automaker has appeared stagnant as it has shoved all of its chips into the Prius in recent years. The Japanese automaker used the 2010 NAIAS to lay out the future of its green vehicle fleet. Toyota stated that it will have battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) on the road by 2012 and fuel cell vehicles ready by 2015.
At the center of this green vehicle plan, of course, is a spin-off of the Toyota Prius. The FT-CH concept highlighted ...
The UK's Technology Strategy Board is funding road tests for 340 hybrid and electric vehicles in 2010. The plurality of the board's funds will go toward road tests for 110 green vehicles in the West Midlands. The Coventry and Birmingham Low Emission Vehicle Demonstrators (CABLED) program is using $24 million USD from the board to handle maintenance, leasing and testing of these vehicles. CABLED participants have also drawn $4 million USD from a regional development body called Advantage West Midlands. This regional consortium began this June ...
Nissan began development on fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) 13 years ago with the intent of revolutionizing the passenger vehicle market. The automaker’s X-Trail FCV has been tested in California over the past few years with 300,000 miles of test driving including a unit approaching 100,000 miles. Nissan is taking the next step toward selling the X-Trail FCV in North America thanks to Sacramento Coca-Cola Bottling Co. The company recently signed a one-year lease for an X-Trail FCV with an optional two-year extension, which is Nissan's first lease for this fuel ...
Mercedes-Benz is introducing six clean fuel vehicles to North America for the first time at next week's LA Auto Show. The E350 BlueTEC diesel sedan is of immediate interest to drivers in the United States because of its upcoming rollout date. The Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTEC features a 3.0-liter V6 diesel engine capable of producing 210 horsepower when pushed to the limit. The automaker touts a 30% fuel savings from the E350 BlueTEC diesel compared to its gas counterpart. ...
Green vehicle enthusiasts in Hamburg saw the wave of the public transit future last week with the unveiling of the Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid bus. The Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid is part of Daimler Auto Group’s 2010 rollout of fuel cell vehicles in Hamburg, Germany. The city’s public transit system will feature 10 Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid buses by December 2010 along with 20 Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-Cell fleet cars. These first peeks at a production version of the Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid were made possible ...
Honda is using the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show to highlight advancements in its hybrid and all-electric vehicle lines. The Japanese automaker leads off its Tokyo Motor Show presentation with a production version of its CR-Z hybrid. The CR-Z hybrid first premiered in Tokyo in 2007 and Honda has spent the past two years turning the concept into reality. This six-speed manual hybrid will be ready to move from factories to sales floors by the end of 2010.
The Tokyo Motor Show may help launch additional ...
Mercedes-Benz announced last week the impending production of its B-Class F-Cell vehicle, a hydrogen fuel-cell sedan modeled on several test vehicles designed in the past five years. The B-Class F-Cell builds on the rudimentary drive system of the A-Class while drawing on design advancements from its combustion vehicles. The F-Cell will be limited to 200 units in its first round of production at the end of 2009 with vehicles delivered to customers in Hamburg and Southern California by spring 2010. The B-Class F-Cell demonstrates ...
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The Department of Energy is using $777 million from its annual budget and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to invest in alternative energy research through 2013. Secretary Steven Chu officially released the list of 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) that will receive research grants as part of this initiative. The DOE plans to supply funds in full to 16 EFRCs and spread ...
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Toyota worked with the Department of Energy, the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to test its Highlander FCHV-adv recently. The Toyota Highlander FCHV-adv traveled from Torrance, California to San Diego during a round trip on June 30, 2009. Engineers with the SNRL and NREL used information from ...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Atlanta-based Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) are conducting a comprehensive two-year test of hydrogen transportation from energy generation through vehicle use in Washington State. The DoD and CTE have found partners in Proterra LLC, Gas Technology Institute, Air ...
