#Hydrogen

Hundreds of members of the automotive press, you-tubers, bloggers and other influencers gathered in not-quite-sunny Encinitas, California to watch an unveiling of Toyota‘s much-anticipated bZ4x electric crossover.

Imagine an electric car that never needs to be plugged in for a recharge.

Will battery-electric vehicles rule the road or is the hydrogen fuel cell a more sensible propulsion system? The answer, at least according to one executive at Hyundai, is yes.

Hyundai’s latest hydrogen-powered vehicle is the NEXO, a versatile crossover that runs on nature’s lightest element and emits only water. It may be squeaky clean, but in reality, how safe is this gaseous fuel?

Driving the brand-new Hyundai NEXO is an utterly conventional experience even if under the skin it’s anything but a normal crossover.

The cost of a hydrogen-powered vehicle will be roughly on par with that of an electric or hybrid vehicle by 2025, Toyota believes.

Toyota is proving that its new hydrogen fuel-cell powered big rig is not only clean, but also powerful. 

Smog greets visitors of Los Angeles as soon as they step off an airplane, much like Hawaiian guests are greeted with a lei. The beautiful mountains are blanketed by the foggy haze of pollution, a result of the many cars, trucks and other vehicles burning gasoline in traffic or on the move.

Five major automakers have joined together with two massive oil and gas producers to work together on developing new hydrogen-related products. 

Mercedes-Benz is previewing a plug-in hybrid hydrogen fuel-cell GLC that they plan to release in 2017.

Toyota’s research and development team is armed with new technology that it hopes will open the door to more durable and efficient fuel cell stacks.

For years Honda has been experimenting with hydrogen-powered vehicles and now the company is committed to developing a production fuel cell vehicle.

Lexus might already be laying plans for a hydrogen-powered version of its flagship sedan.

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are typically a California-only affair, but Toyota is looking to buck that trend.