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Nissan Goes Symbio

Nissan Goes Symbio

by | Jul 1, 2017 | Asia, Europe

Symbio

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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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Hyundai Unveils FE Fuel Cell

Hyundai Unveils FE Fuel Cell

by | Jul 1, 2017 | Asia, Europe

Hyundai

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At the Geneva International Motor Show, Korean carmaker Hyundai unveiled its new fuel cell concept study, the FE Fuel Cell Concept. It offers a glimpse into the fourth vehicle generation boasting much higher output and an extended range. The fuel cell unit is said to be twenty per cent lighter and ten per cent more efficient than in previous models, which would raise energy density by thirty per cent. (more…)

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Watchmaker Hayek to Design Electric Cars

Watchmaker Hayek to Design Electric Cars

by | Jul 1, 2017 | Europe

Hayek

Nick Hayek, © Swatch

The head of Swatch, Nick Hayek, intends to use the company group’s subsidiaries Belenos and Renata to establish a second stream of income by developing electric cars with vanadium batteries. After many years of work, they are said to be tested soon in China. In summer 2015, Swatch had announced its decision to stop the development of fuel cell versions and transfer activities in this field to Groupe E (more…)

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Upscale Fuel Cell Market

Upscale Fuel Cell Market

by | Jul 1, 2017 | Asia

Lexus

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The core market of Toyota’s luxury brand Lexus has been Asia; in Europe, it sold merely 70,000 cars last year. Despite the headwinds, Lexus is increasingly becoming a serious alternative for many buyers, even though – or maybe precisely because – 98 per cent of its vehicles are hybrids. Alain Uyttenhoven, head of Lexus Europe, said: “When customers come in to pick up their Lexus (more…)

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Hydrogen Economy as a Social Project

Hydrogen Economy as a Social Project

by | Jul 1, 2017 | Germany

 

Steinfurt

Steinfurt’s flex power plants, © NOW

With passing the climate action plan, the German government has set clear, unequivocal targets: By 2050, the entire transportation sector is to produce zero CO2 emissions, and a 40 per cent reduction compared to the baseline year of 1990 is to be achieved by as early as 2030. A hydrogen economy is one way to approach this social project, but it will require cooperation among all of society’s members (more…)