Toyota will show fuel-cell bus, long-range passenger car in Tokyo

Toyota may be playing catchup to other automakers on pure EVs, but it certainly has not given up its quest for fuel-cell vehicles. On Wednesday, it previewed two models it will display at the Tokyo Motor Show. One is a minivan. Or a crossover. Or a rolling conversation pit with six captain’s chairs that all […]

Hyundai Reveals Next Hydrogen Fuel-Cell SUV, New EV Platform

– Hyundai is not finished with hydrogen. The automaker has just shown a preview of an all-new fuel-cell-powered SUV that can swallow the bulky high-pressure tanks alongside battery-electric and gasoline-electric hybrid powertrains. The next fuel-cell-powered Hyundai—its name to be revealed in January at the CES technology show—will replace the few dozen Tucson fuel-cell vehicles currently […]

La La Land: Honda Clarity and Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Cars Compared!

– This is a fantasy comparison test, but not our usual kind. There is no exotic sheetmetal on display here, no towering horsepower or physics-defying handling. Certainly nobody daydreams about driving 300 miles without leaving Los Angeles. But that’s exactly what we did to evaluate the Honda Clarity and Toyota Mirai, tracing a path between each […]

Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 Concept: We Ride in the Army’s Experimental Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Truck

– If you are anything like us, the first question you have when learning about a hydrogen-powered military vehicle is basically this: “So, what happens when, you know, people shoot at the hydrogen tanks?” Charlie Freese, General Motors’ executive director of global fuel-cell activities and our driver today, assures us that the tanks—which store hydrogen […]

Cell Block: GM and Honda Unite for U.S. Fuel-Cell Manufacturing Starting in 2020

As cars like the Toyota Mirai and the upcoming Honda Clarity Fuel Cell demonstrate, hydrogen fuel-cell technology in passenger cars is ready for prime time. But as the expensive sticker prices on those vehicles underscore, their greater cost of manufacturing is just one of many hurdles to overcome before these vehicles become more than a […]