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Ballard Power’s vision: 30 percent FCEVs by 2030

Ballard Power’s vision: 30 percent FCEVs by 2030

by | Jan 18, 2018 | North America

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Mireo –New concept in rail transportation, © Siemens

As the then market leader, Ballard Power (Nasdaq: BLDP) determined soon after taking up its fuel cell activities that there was no way it could compete in the transportation sector. The upfront investment that such a move required was just too great. A decision was made to outsource these activities to AFCC, a Daimler-Ford joint venture (more…)

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eZelleron Partners with Infiniti

eZelleron Partners with Infiniti

by | Dec 1, 2017 | Germany, worldwide

Buyers of “kraftwerk” fuel cell chargers may have to wait a little longer still. The manufacturer of the devices, eZelleron, cited an ongoing legal dispute about trademark rights and intellectual property as the reason for having to postpone shipments even further. Sascha Kühn, CEO of eZelleron, told H2-international that he would like to provide more details on the situation, but the charges which Kraftwerk, an electronic music band, had brought against the company just 5 days after its crowdfunding campaign ended (more…)

Nissan Goes Symbio

Nissan Goes Symbio

by | Jul 1, 2017 | Asia, Europe

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© Symbio

Although Daimler, Ford and Nissan have been working together since 2013 to develop a fuel cell system, Symbio FCell has had its own collaboration project with Nissan to design an H2 range extender. At the FC Expo in Tokyo this March (see Japan Leads the Way), Symbio – by its own account, the “European leader of hydrogen mobility solutions” (more…)

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Honda Hands Over Keys for First Clarity Fuel Cell

Honda Hands Over Keys for First Clarity Fuel Cell

by | Aug 17, 2016 | Asia

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Further improvement in energy density, © Honda

Life’s hard on Honda: The Japanese carmaker has always been overshadowed by its biggest rival Toyota. Whereas Toyota is expanding its lead thanks to VW‘s diesel emissions scandal, Honda’s efforts to shine in the spotlight, at least by promoting forward-looking technologies, have been met with only a lukewarm press reception. The latest example of that was the corporation’s unveiling of its second generation of Clarity fuel cell cars in the fall of 2015. The presentation attracted much less attention than when Toyota showcased the first generation of its Mirai. (more…)

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IAA 2015 – Where Electric Cars Bombed

IAA 2015 – Where Electric Cars Bombed

by | Dec 7, 2015 | Germany

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The focus of the IAA was on hybrid models

Connectivity and digitalization – these were the main topics of the International Automobile Exhibition (IAA), which took place in Frankfurt a. M., Germany, from September 17 to 27, 2015. Both the media uplink to the entire globe and digital premium offers appeared much more important than clean engine technologies. The announcements did include much on electric cars (more…)

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