Hydrogen cars celebrate half a century; have they made a difference?

GM Electrovan fuel-cell prototype, 1966Electric cars are virtually as old as the auto industry, but hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are not. In fact, exactly fifty years ago this month, GM showed off the first one, which it called the Electrovan. This remarkable and innovative prototype for a zero-emission vehicle used the body of an adapted GMC Handi-Van, containing the first fuel cell...

Tomorrow is National Hydrogen Day, and Honda Clarity is there

2017 Honda Clarity Fuel CellElectric-car advocates have National Drive Electric Week, an annual event dedicated to the promotion of cars with plugs that has actually gone international. Now, advocates of hydrogen fuel-cell cars have their own awareness event too. It's called National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, and it's being held tomorrow—a Saturday—for a very...

Price cut and monthly sales spike for Toyota Mirai fuel-cell sedan

2017 Toyota MiraiSometimes journalists miss the forest for the trees, and we'll plead guilty on this one. When we wrote last week that the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell sedan was little-changed for the 2017 model year, with only one new color added, we missed one important element. That was, as several readers informed us, that while the retail price remained...

Price cut and monthly sales spike for Toyota Mirai fuel-cell sedan

2017 Toyota MiraiSometimes journalists miss the forest for the trees, and we'll plead guilty on this one. When we wrote last week that the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell sedan was little-changed for the 2017 model year, with only one new color added, we missed one important element. That was, as several readers informed us, that while the retail price remained...

2017 Toyota Mirai price stays same, fuel-cell car adds new color

2017 Toyota MiraiThe Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car will enter its second model year in the U.S. virtually unchanged, including its pricing. The 2017 Mirai continues to be Toyota's technology halo car, the highest-selling fuel-cell car in the U.S., though it remains limited to certain California regional markets. Its base price remains $58,365, the same as...