The Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle has hardly been an international sales success, thanks to poor hydrogen infrastructure, expense, and polarizing design, but it proved successful to Ukrainian forces which scavenged parts from the hydrogen car to create the world’s smallest hydrogen bomb. – Bradley… Read more… Read original article here Denial of … Read more
Photo: Bill Pugliano (Getty Images) Good morning! It’s Thursday, July 25, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. – Andy Kalmowitz Read More Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer … Read more
Image: Toyota Toyota Gazoo Racing is committing to its long-running FIA WEC and Le Mans 24 hypercar program, up to and including building a next-generation car powered by hydrogen. The series had previously announced that it would allow hydrogen-powered vehicles to compete in the top flight Hypercar category, where Toyota currently races the gasoline-electric hybrid … Read more
While Mercedes backtracks on its future electric vehicle plans and Ford cuts production of its battery-powered F-150 Lightning, British automotive upstart Ineos has entered the murky waters of electrification with an EV of its own, the Fusilier. But at its launch, company boss Jim Ratcliffe made no excuses for the limitations of purely battery-powered cars, … Read more
