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Honda Maintaining 200-Unit Lease Sales Targets for FCX Clarity, Showroom Sales in 2015

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Honda currently has 10 units of the FCX Clarity on the road in the US and Japan; it plans to have the cars ready for sale in showrooms by 2015.the The FCX Clarity utilizes Honda’s 100 kW V Flow Stack in combination with a 288V lithium-ion battery pack and a single hydrogen storage tank (4.1 kg at 5000 psi/34.5 Earlier post.).

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DOE to invest $30M to further H2 and fuel cell technology as industry continues strong growth

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The 2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report shows that more than 60,000 fuel cells, totaling roughly 300 megawatts (MW), shipped worldwide in 2015. 2015 also saw the world’s first fuel cell vehicles for sale. Source: “2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report” Click to enlarge.

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Suzuki reports fuel economy testing irregularities in Japan but says no need to amend values

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Suzuki reviewed the measuring process of driving resistance of all 16 models currently available for sale in Japan. Alto Lapin(Launched on 3 June 2015). Every(Launched on 18 February 2015). Solio(Launched on 26 August 2015). SX4 S-CROSS(Launched on 19 February 2015). Escudo(Launched on 15 October 2015).

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First production HondaJet makes first flight

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Honda Aircraft Company announced that the first production HondaJet ( earlier post ) achieved its initial flight, marking another milestone toward aircraft certification and entry into service in 2015. The event took place at the company’s world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Hyundai and Kia make €100M strategic investment in Arrival to co-develop electric commercial vehicles

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Founded in 2015, Arrival has production plants and R&D centers in the US, Germany, Tel Aviv, Russia and the UK. Hyundai and Kia are exploring partnerships with various businesses to build a leadership position in the rapidly expanding global EV market.

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Volvo Cars raises US$533M via issuance of preference shares to Swedish investors

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Volvo Cars expects that 2016 will be another record year in terms of sales, with growth coming across the board from its three main sales regions of Europe, China and the US. billion (US$821 billion) compared to a full year operating profit for the whole of 2015 of SEK6.6

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Mercedes-Benz eyeing introducing a sedan model hydrogen fuel cell vehicle around MY 2017

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We are not intending to build a particular fuel cell sub-brand that looks and feels different. I do believe that it is as easy to build a fuel cell car as an ICE [internal combustion engine] car today—and we are almost there—without the need for plug-in capacity. This car [the B-Class F-Cell] is ready for mass production.

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