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Updated: Electric & Hybrid Cars at Geneva 2016

Nissan’s Geneva 2016 stand has their IDS Concept on show, which demonstrates the company’s vision for autonomous driving technology. Although the car is not new, Nissan’s directive is perhaps a little more aligned with partner company Renault’s, since the two announced a collaboration between their respective engineering departments so that, “two heads are better than one”, and there are no unnecessary duplications of investment and time. Resultantly, the company aims to get autonomous tech on the road sooner than you might think, albeit in a limited capacity. 2020 is the year when you can expect to finally take your hands away from the wheel altogether…

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Toyota FCV Plus

Latest Toyota Concept Offers New Direction for Fuel Cell Vehicles

Toyota’s Mirai has only just gone on sale, but already Toyota engineers and designers are hard at work producing future concepts to showcase the technology and added possibilities it brings with it.

Introducing the latest concept, the FCV Plus. Designed to explore how a hydrogen fuel cell car can also be used to power other sources, for general use. As well as having its own hydrogen fuel tank, the FCV…

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Toyota FCV Fuel Tank

Toyota Make Progress with Hydrogen Fuel Cell after Government Approval

Toyota has reached an important production staging post in its programme to launch its first fuel cell vehicle, gaining government-approved status to build and inspect high-pressure hydrogen tanks. This is a significant milestone for any fuel cell vehicle as legislation is not currently in favour of fabricating hydrogen storage tanks due to the gas’ volatile

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Toyota Fuel Cell Sedan

Toyota Reveal Guide Pricing & Exterior Design for Production Ready FCV

Toyota has today revealed the exterior design and Japanese market guide pricing of its hydrogen-powered Fuel Cell Sedan, following the car’s appearance in concept form at last year’s Tokyo motor show and earlier this year when Toyota showed off the capability of the car to be plugged in and power a home. The four-door saloon

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Honda FCEV Front Quarter

Honda show off their latest Fuel-Cell EV at Geneva

The latest Honda FCEV concept model makes its debut European appearance at the Geneva Motor Show, taking over from the highly acclaimed FCX Clarity (Honda’s first attempt at a fuel cell electric vehicle; FCV). With an ultra-aerodynamic body, the concept points to the potential styling direction of Honda’s next-generation fuel-cell electric vehicle which launches in the

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