Suzuki Swift plug-in hybrid & SX4-FCV at Tokyo Motor Show

Suzuki will debut at least two environmentally friendly concept cars at this months Tokyo Motor Show. At this stage it is believed a plug-in hybrid version of the Swift five-door hatch back will be debuted along side a hydrogen-powered version of the SX4.

With Suzuki new to plug-in hybrid technology it is believed the engineering beneath [...]

Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrids delivered to Hiroshima

Mazda today delivered one Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid each to the City of Hiroshima and Hiroshima Prefecture government authorities in western Japan.

The Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid is Mazda’s latest hydrogen rotary engine (RE) vehicle that uses hydrogen as a fuel and features a unique hybrid system.
Including the first lease of a Premacy Hydrogen RE [...]

Mercedes-Benz B-Class F-CELL Hydrogen unveiled

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its hydrogen-powered B-Class F-CELL, a car it says will produce similar power outputs to that of a 2.0-litre petrol vehicle while contributing zero emissions.

The F-CELL will be tested in both the EU and the US and will develop 100kW/289Nm from an electric motor. At the same time the F-CELL manages a fuel [...]

GM’s new hydrogen fuel cell: smaller, cheaper, more efficient

General Motors have developed new hydrogen fuel cell technology that allows not only smaller sized units to be made, but significant weight savings, increased efficiency and, best of all, cheaper production costs.

Pictured above left is the new, fifth-generation 93kW fuel cell stack next to the existing fourth-generation unit from the hydrogen-powered, also 93kW, GM Equinox [...]

Look out – here come the ‘petrosexuals’

It probably falls into the category of too much information but thanks to a survey just conducted in Britain we now know of a new strata in society – the petrosexual!

Just what is this strange beast, you may well ask, well it’s either male or female, in fact in almost equal numbers, and it has [...]

British hydrogen-powered urban car debuts

A new lightweight hydrogen-powered car has been unveiled in London which promises up to 385km of travel without refuelling and could be put into production by as soon as 2013.

The two-seater Riversimple Urban Car weighs in at just 350 kilograms and a company spokesperson has said they expect it to achieve an average fuel consumption [...]

US dumps support for fuel cell cars

The plan by former United States President George W. Bush to spend US$1.2 billion to develop cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells has been dumped by President Barack Obama, saving taxpayers $100 million a year.

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the government preferred to target more immediate energy-saving solutions.

Honda FCX Clarity wins 2009 World Green Car

Recognising Honda’s commitment to environmental leadership in the area of alternative fuels and hydrogen-powered fuel cell technology, the Honda FCX Clarity was today declared the 2009 World Green Car.

At a press conference hosted by the New York International Auto Show and Mobil 1 at the Jacob Javits Centre in, New York, the Honda FCX Clarity [...]

Mazda tests hydrogen powered rotary

Mazda Motor Corporation today introduced its Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE (Rotary Engine) vehicle to Norway’s public roads in collaboration with the Norwegian national hydrogen project, HyNor, following months of testing in Hiroshima, Japan.
 
Initially, the RX-8 Hydrogen RE’s driving performance on Norwegian roads will be validated with a single vehicle, which will also be shown at [...]