20 Feb 2015

Fuel cell cars: caution needed say IDTechEx analysts
Launches of fuel cell cars are reportedly planned by up to six carmakers from 2015 including Tata Motors of India, owners of Jaguar Land Rover.
6 Feb 2015

Fuel cell vehicles feel the pressure
It is not much of an achievement to make a fuel cell powered vehicle any more. They have been made for over 25 years and they work well.
14 Jul 2014

Electric Vehicles Adopt Range Extenders without Pistons
Range extenders are the engine part of series hybrids for land, water and air whether plug-in or not. Plug-in cars alone promise to be a $122 billion market in 2024 which means a very large marker for range extenders - probably over $60 billion in 2024 - that are smaller, lighter weight, have less noise and vibration, can be mounted any way up, are preferably multi-fuel and more effiecient and clean and have lower up-front cost and cost-over-life.
5 Jun 2014

IDTechEx: Electric Cars Reinvented - $178.9 Billion Market
IDTechEx finds that the global sale of hybrid and pure electric cars will triple to $178.9 billion in 2024 as they are transformed in most respects.
2 Jun 2014

Supercapacitors Leap Ahead: Electric Vehicles, Graphene & Printing
Consider three supercapacitor riddles as we reveal how the supercapacitor industry is in good health in 2014 with added potential. What takes a lot of space and no space? What has a rival that is a partner? What do fuel cells need next?
30 Apr 2014

Siemens drive technology for new Hyundai vessel
Siemens Drive Technologies has announced that it is supplying an integrated high-tech diesel-electric drive and power-generation propulsion solution for a multipurpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV) that's being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for Toisa at the largest shipyard in the world in Ulsan, South Korea.
29 Apr 2014

£31m plan to demonstrate viability of hydrogen vehicles
A pioneering £31 million deal has been struck to make hydrogen vehicles a viable and environmentally friendly choice for motorists across Europe.
25 Apr 2014

Penetration of Second and Third Generation Range Extenders 2014-2024
Range extenders are those technologies in charge of supporting long distance travelling in electric vehicles. Through the transition from petrol cars to electric cars, there is a strong trend to reduce the internal combustion engine and increasingly delegate the traction to electric motors, however ICE will not become the only range extender technology. This article explores all range extender technologies.
7 Jan 2014

Hyundai introduces their fuel cell vehicle to US market
Hyundai will introduce its Tucson Fuel Cell vehicles to the US market in the spring for just $499 per month, including unlimited free hydrogen refueling.
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20 Dec 2013

Hyundai
Hyundai Motor is the fifth largest automotive vehicle manufacturer in the world and the 13th largest electric vehicle manufacturer if we include Hyundai Heavy Industries which makes pure electric forklifts. This study covers the two independent companies.
Included are:
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15 Dec 2013

Jungheinrich AG
Jungheinrich is the world's third largest manufacturer of intralogistics vehicles and number five in EVs as a whole.
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14 Dec 2013

Daimler AG
Daimler AG is a major automotive company with electric vehicle activities under Orion bus, Smart car, Mercedes car and commercial vehicle brands and other activities including an e-scooter. Its fuel cell development for EVs and roll out program is up with the global leaders.
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5 Dec 2013

Nissan
Nissan and Renault are effectively one company in EV marketing terms - major manufacturer of conventional , hybrid and pure electric on-road vehicles. They constitute the world's fourth largest electric vehicle manufacturer, largest pure electric car manufacturer and are number six in forklifts.
18 Oct 2013

Lessons from eCarTec Munich October 2013
Subsequent to our survey of adoption of synchronous vs asynchronous (AC induction) motors we took a rain check at eCarTec Munich in October 2013.
3 Oct 2013

Plan for the construction of a hydrogen refuelling network in Germany
The six partners in the "H2 Mobility" initiative - Air Liquide, Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total - have set up upon a specific action plan for the construction of a nationwide hydrogen refuelling network for fuel cell powered electric vehicles.
6 Aug 2013

World's first full-production fuel-cell vehicles arrive in the UK
Hyundai Motor Company has delivered five full-production emissions-free hydrogen powered vehicles to London. The Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles - the first production fuel cell cars in the world - will be an integral part of the London Hydrogen Network Expansion (LNHE) project.
15 May 2013

DoE, Hyundai, Mercedes, Nissan and Toyota in fuel cell initiative
The Energy Department launched H₂USA a new public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).
11 Feb 2013

New programme to make hydrogen powered travel in the UK a reality
A ground breaking project to ensure the UK is well positioned for the commercial roll-out of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles has been launched.
11 Oct 2012

Car manufacturers sign MoU for fuel cell vehicles in Nordic countries
Car manufacturers Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Hyundai signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with organisations from the Nordic Countries on market introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure during the period 2014-2017.