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Fuel cells company links with AVL on hybrid plan
Proton Power Systems ties up with the Austrian technology group on plans for hybrids for vehicles such as forklift trucks
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Daimler and Ford buy Ballard's automotive business
The Canadian fuel cell developer has divested itself of its automotive interests and two big players have stepped in
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Nissan plans all-electric vehicle for next decade

Electric motors and battery developments are the key technologies, it says, as it unveils its Mixim concept vehicle
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Honda to put fuel cell and hybrid cars into production
The carmaker announced at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show that it would be bringing its FCX hydrogen fuel cell car and its CR-X hybrid sportscar into production
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Ford tries out first hydrogen racecar at Bonneville
The Fusion Hydrogen 999 achieved 334 km/h across the salt flats
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UK group claims breakthrough in hydrogen storage
They claim to have developed a version of lithium that allows up to 300 miles of capacity for a car
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Ford's new Explorer takes fuel cells on a stage
It's being launched at the LA Motor Show and Ford says it has a range of 350 miles
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US agency researches predictable battery failure
The Sandia research labs in the US are looking at ways to help lithium-ion batteries to fail gracefully
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Fuel cell buses reach 1 million km in real-world trials
Since 2003, 30 Mercedes-Benz Citaro city buses with fuel cell drive have been in operation in Europe within the framework of the CUTE fuel cell bus project with support from the EU; three more are in service every day in Australia.

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Automotive fuel cell sets new standards in performance
Nuvera Fuel Cells says that Andromeda II, its next-generation automotive fuel cell stack, has achieved several major milestones during recent qualification tests conducted at the company's facility in Milan, Italy.
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An analysis of the GM-Toyota fuel cell race
Car manufacturers' views on fuel cell commercialisation seem to show growing discrepancies as they continue improving fuel cell systems.
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First US combined hydrogen and gasoline station
Shell Hydrogen (US) has opened the first hydrogen dispenser at a retail gasoline station to service a fleet of six General Motors fuel cell vehicles.
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Report downgrades fuel cell vehicle market growth
ABI Research has just published "radically revised" forecasts for the growth in numbers of vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
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Honda develops fuel cell scooter
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Interview with Gunner Linstrom of American Honda
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Bridging the technologies
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Building bridges across the Atlantic
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