South Korean car giant Hyundai has successfully tested what it claims are the world’s first self-driving hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. A fleet of next generation Hyundai FCEVs completed a self-driven, high-speed, 118-mile test drive from Seoul to Pyeongchang. Until now, autonomous driving has only been demonstrated on selected sections …
Read More »Hyundai offers glimpse of a hydrogen future
Hyundai has given a sneak preview of its next generation fuel cell vehicle, well ahead of the hydrogen-powered SUV’s official launch in early 2018. The near-production-ready version of the yet-to-be-named model was exhibited at a special preview event held in Seoul. FCEVs (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles) are zero-emission vehicles, emitting …
Read More »Toyota’s hydrogen car arrives
Toyota has taken another step towards a hydrogen-powered future with the arrival of the first Mirai fuel cell cars in the UK. The vehicles, which landed at Toyota import centre at Portbury, near Bristol, are part of the first consignment to reach Europe, ahead of the Mirai’s official launch in …
Read More »Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell: first drive
We salute Hyundai for bringing pioneering technology to the masses – but there are a few elephants in the room… It may not look it, but the Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell will go down in motoring history as the world’s first mass produced hydrogen fuel cell car – arguably the …
Read More »Toyota cooking on gas
Orders bonanza in Japan for the Mirai – Toyota’s first hydrogen-powered production car. The ground-breaking Mirai has clocked up 1,500 orders in its first month on sale in Japan. Due for introduction in the UK later this year, the FCEV (fuel cell electric vehicle) has far exceeded expectations – Toyota’s …
Read More »Fuel of the future
Zero-emission motoring moves a step closer as UK gears up for hydrogen fuel cell cars. With the first mass-produced fuel cell vehicles (FCV) hydrogen fuel about to his the roads and plans for a network of refuelling stations, the UK is getting set for the next big thing. FCVs have …
Read More »Hyundai’s fuel cell first
Pioneering production Hyundai fuel cell car in “world record” drive. Hyundai Motors’ ix35 Fuel Cell, the world’s first mass-production fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), has been driven between Oslo (Norway) and Malmö (Sweden) – a distance of 700 kilometres. Stopping off at Gothenburg (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark), the journey took …
Read More »Toyota’s FCV on track for 2015
Mass production hydrogen fuel cell cars move a step closer. We’re on the verge of the next big thing in motoring. Toyota says it’s on track to bring its first hydrogen fuel cell-powered car (FCV or FCEV) to market in 2015. Building on the success it’s achieved with hybrid technology, …
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