In June 2014, Hyundai became the first automaker to offer
a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) in the United States.
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles sold in the U.S. (June 2016): 48
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Take - Rate: 0.00 %
LAS VEGAS — Building an all - new,
hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle is itself a daunting task.
Long available in Europe, the B - Class has only been offered for lease in the U.S. as
a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle, and only in the L.A. area.
That is because it is
a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle — one of 40 such automobiles that U.S. carmaker General Motors provided for motorists to road test.
By focusing on these aspects of the hydrogen fueling infrastructure, the effort hopes to accelerate and support the widespread deployment of
hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.
A new report on fuel cell vehicles from IHS Automotive forecasts that global production of
hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) will reach more than 70,000 vehicles annually by 2027, as more automotive OEMs bring FCEVs to market.
The analysis, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology, addressed both fuel cycle and vehicle manufacturing cycle for the following vehicle types: gasoline and diesel internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs); flex fuel vehicles; compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles; hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs);
hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs); battery electric vehicles (BEVs); and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).
We already have
hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles on the road (FCEV) which use electricity generated by hydrogen to power an electric motor, including the Toyota Mirai -LSB-...]
ZEV technologies include
hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and plug - in electric vehicles (PEVs), which include both pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug - in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).
hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, such as the Mercedes F - Cell, scheduled to be introduced about 2014; and
In the United States, several vehicle manufacturers have begun making light - duty
hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles available in select regions like southern and northern California where there is access to hydrogen fueling stations.
Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles are also not included in the current version of the tool.
Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles go mainstream with new 800 - truck deal between Anheuser - Busch and Nikola Motors, potentially fueled by renewable hydrogen.
A new report on fuel cell vehicles from IHS Automotive forecasts that global production of
hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) will reach more than 70,000 vehicles annually by 2027, as more automotive OEMs bring FCEVs to market.
Not exact matches
Honda established a division late last year to develop
electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its long - held goal for lower - emission gasoline hybrids, plug - in hybrids, EVs and
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to account for two - thirds of its line - up by 2030, from about 5 percent now.
And other carmakers like Toyota Motor and Honda are investing heavily in eco-friendly cars; however, they are betting big that the
vehicles will be powered by
hydrogen fuel cells, rather than rechargeable
electric batteries.
Center said
hydrogen fuel cells are the «ultimate technology for the long term» because the cars boast faster re-fill times, perform better in colder weather, and offer longer ranges than
electric vehicles.
Lobbyists for environmental groups and the planet's biggest automobile manufacturers are pushing the governor and legislative leaders to give tax breaks or taxpayer - funded rebates to consumers who buy zero - emissions
vehicles, such as battery
electric or
hydrogen cell fuel cars.
Electric vehicle and
hydrogen fuel cell technologies are dominated by the US, Germany and Japan - and are in any case estimated to be around 20 - 30 years away commercially.
The move is designed to increase the use of zero - emissions
vehicles, or ZEVs: plug - in
electrics, hybrid plug - ins and
hydrogen fuel cell cars.
As plug - in
electric vehicle sales continue to putt along, automakers are increasingly pinning their hopes on
hydrogen fuel cells as the clean
vehicle technology of the future.
A
fuel -
cell electric vehicle works by converting
hydrogen to electricity, producing only heat and water in the process.
That could then lead to even more
fueling stations that can accept
hydrogen and support the continued growth of the
fuel -
cell electric vehicle market.»
If station developers and others take a more performance - based approach, he said, more existing
fueling facilities will be able to integrate
hydrogen systems and support the developing
fuel -
cell electric vehicle market.
Many communities would be better off investing in
electric vehicles that run on batteries instead of
hydrogen fuel cells, in part because the
hydrogen infrastructure provides few additional energy benefits for the community besides clean transportation.
They compared cars that run on batteries versus
hydrogen fuel cells in a hypothetical future where the cost of
electric vehicles is more affordable.
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are vying with next - generation hybrid car technology (which can be plugged in to recharge its battery rather than relying on the gasoline engine) to be the
electric car of the future.
Geologic storage of
hydrogen gas could make it possible to produce and distribute large quantities of
hydrogen fuel for the growing
fuel cell electric vehicle market, the researchers concluded.
Should the market demands for
hydrogen fuel increase with the introduction of
fuel cell electric vehicles, the U.S. will need to produce and store large amounts of cost - effective
hydrogen from domestic energy sources, such as natural gas, solar and wind, said Daniel Dedrick, Sandia
hydrogen program manager.
As a zero - emission
fuel, the
hydrogen can be recombined with oxygen to produce
electric power on demand, such as onboard a
fuel -
cell vehicle.
The carmaker realized that if its vision of battery - powered
electric vehicles gaining mass appeal in tandem with
fuel cell electrics was to come true, it needed to so something about the lack of
hydrogen infrastructure.
Unlike battery - powered
electric vehicles,
fuel -
cell powered ones have a long cruising range — up to 650 kilometers per tank (the
fuel is usually compressed
hydrogen gas); a
hydrogen fuel refill only takes about three minutes.
The work of investigators at the ITQ, developed together with the University of Oslo and American multinational company CoorsTek, will make it so that
vehicles with a
hydrogen fuel cell can be recharged with an energetic efficiency and simplicity similar to that of a battery
electric vehicle.
Vehicles meeting the MY 2025 CO2 targets are comprised solely of hybrids (HEV), plug - in hybrids (PHEV),
electric vehicles (EV) and
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCV).
Electric vehicles, powered by
hydrogen fuel cells, provide the demanded driving range and low environmental impact.
However,
hydrogen fuel cell powered
electric vehicles suffer from a refueling problem.
Electrifying the light - duty
vehicle fleet through expanded deployment of plug - in hybrids, battery
electric vehicles, and
hydrogen fuel -
cell vehicles.
Typical systems take
hydrogen input at a low pressure (7 — 20 bar) and compress in two stages (7 bar - 400 bar - 875 bar) to reach their target pressure for either
fueling material handling equipment (400 bar) or light - duty
fuel cell electric vehicles (875 bar).
The test center includes a small - scale
hydrogen refueling station (HRS) capable of high - pressure (700 bar) and fast refueling (3 minutes) of PEM - based (Proton Exchange Membrane)
fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) are a form of all -
electric hybrid merging a
fuel cell stack with a traction battery.
Discover the impressive plug - in hybrid,
electric and
hydrogen fuel cell - powered
vehicles.
The Toyota Mirai
hydrogen fuel -
cell vehicle offers the benefits of zero - emissions transportation with the cruising range of a gas - powered engine, eliminating the range anxiety of all -
electric cars.
«We can do lot more with today's propulsion systems, both gas and diesel, as you downsize and add direct - injection and electrification to those systems,» Smyth says, noting GM is working on all possible future powertrain technologies, including hybrid - and all -
electric vehicles, as well as plug - in hybrids and
hydrogen fuel cells.
Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) contain a fuel cell system powered by hydrogen that generates electricity to operate the vehi
Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) contain a
fuel cell system powered by hydrogen that generates electricity to operate the vehi
fuel cell system powered by
hydrogen that generates electricity to operate the
vehicle.
Vehicles meeting the MY 2025 CO2 targets are comprised solely of hybrids (HEV), plug - in hybrids (PHEV),
electric vehicles (EV) and
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCV).
Despite pioneering the technology behind
hydrogen fuel cells, Honda is lagging far behind arch-rival Toyota in the hybrid and
electric vehicle segment.
With the first
hydrogen - powered SUV, the All - New NEXO, Hyundai is taking the lead in
fuel cell electric vehicles, connecting clean mobility with the latest autonomous driving capabilities and smart advanced driving assistance systems.
The Hyundai i - Blue is a
hydrogen - powered, zero - emission
fuel -
cell electric vehicle (FCEV) that the company debuted this year at the Chicago Auto Show.The concept serves several functions.
The Mirai is the culmination of 20 years worth of research into
hydrogen fuel -
cell vehicles, and underneath the dramatic bodywork (and the Lexus ct200h / Toyota Prius platform) is a powertrain that takes compressed
hydrogen and pushes it through membranes that separate the electrons from the
hydrogen, using them to power an
electric motor that drives the front wheels like in a regular
electric car.