Nik J Miles

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The Mercedes-Benz F125! is a  research vehicle for future technical developments in the large, luxury segment and it is almost like a time machine stuck in the “future” setting.

Powered by hydrogen, the F125!  explores emission-free driving, looking ahead to 2025 and beyond rather than the typical seven or eight year window of a traditional concept vehicle. Read the rest of this entry »

Toyota Motor Sales, celebrated the opening of the first hydrogen fueling station in the U.S. fed directly from an active industrial hydrogen pipeline on May 10.

Located in Torrance, Calif., next to the Toyota sales and marketing headquarters campus, the fueling station is a collaborative effort between Toyota, Air Products, Shell, South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the Department of Energy (DOE).  It is designed to provide hydrogen for the Toyota fuel cell hybrid demonstration program vehicles as well as other manufacturers’ fuel cell vehicle fleets in the Los Angeles area. Read the rest of this entry »

“Mercedes-Benz F-Cell World Drive Makes Stop in San Francisco “

The F-Cell team of three Mercedes-Benz B-Class vehicles, took a break in San Francisco recently from their ambitious world-circling trek on day 40 of their trip to enlighten area automotive journalists on such issues as: the viability of hydrogen-fueled vehicles for clean transportation; the benefits of hydrogen-fueled electric-powered vehicles; the reality and practicality of a hydrogen refueling network or infrastructure; and to answer the question of whether or not zero emission vehicles are ready for mass production, and to represent 15 percent of vehicle sales by 2025.

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