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There are prototype concepts and there are phantom or vaporware concepts or an amalgamation of the two. Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid concept made its US debut at Automobility LA, which closes this Sunday. The recycling of a recycled concept is pertinent in an age where sustainability is necessary for ecological survival. Consider the N vision 2025 that first appeared in an earlier life as we recall at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. Then it was a prototype-build as the Vision Gran Turismo project to commemorate Hyundai’s 50th anniversary coming in 2017.
This time around the N 2025 Vision concept promotes the Hyundai N sub-brand* electrification business centered on zero-emissions technologies. This one first appeared in 2015. The so-called ‘Rolling Lab,’ like so many others before and to come – is a “testbed of future technologies seeking the highest level of emotional involvement for the driver.” … “This strategic approach allows the N brand to experiment with the most advanced technologies from both motorsport and production car development,” Hyundai said. Continue reading
Honda to Build CR-V Fuel-Cell in US
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Honda said today in Japan that it will assemble an all-new hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) based on the recently launched CR-V compact SUV starting in 2024 at its Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC)* in Marysville, Ohio.
The new CR-V-based FCEV might become North America’s first production vehicle to combine a plug-in feature with FCEV technology in one model, which enables the driver to charge the onboard battery to deliver EV driving around town with the option of hydrogen refueling for longer trips. Continue reading →