Business Jan 31, 2017
GM, Honda plan venture to develop advanced hydrogen fuel cells
General Motors and Honda take a big step toward putting out vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
Business Dec 27, 2016
Narita airport introduces fuel cell vehicle
The operator of Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture has introduced the use of a fuel cell vehicle. Fuel cell vehicles are powered by a chemical reaction between oxygen in the air and hydrogen in a tank installed on the vehicles. They are sometimes ...
Business Mar 14, 2016
Hydrogen fueling station opens at Narita airport
A hydrogen fueling station for fuel cell vehicles will open tomorrow at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture. The station, the first such facility set up by oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co., will open at 9 a.m. It is the second hydrogen fueling station ...
Business Nov 30, 2015
Japan's plans to fuel world's cleanest cars hitting road block
by Yuki Hagiwara and Craig Trudell
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has big plans for Japan to lead the way in clean cars. His bureaucrats are getting in the way. Abe has declared hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles “the ultimate eco-car,” praising their promise for the environment and the nation’s automakers, which ...
Business | FOCUS Nov 5, 2015
Japan's lofty 'hydrogen society' vision hampered by cost
Japan has lofty ambitions to become a “hydrogen society” where homes and fuel-cell cars are powered by the emissions-free energy source. However, observers say price and convenience are keeping the plan from taking off, while critics point out that the gas is not as ...
Business / Corporate Oct 27, 2015
Futuristic hydrogen cars come with a curfew — for now
by Yuki Hagiwara and Ma Jie
Hiroshi Matsushita brims with pride about the staring and pointing that goes along with driving his dream car, Toyota’s hydrogen-powered Mirai fuel cell sedan. There’s just one problem: his new set of wheels came with a curfew. The construction of hydrogen refueling stations is ...
Business / Corporate Oct 14, 2015
Toyota targets 90% emissions reduction by 2050 with fuel cell vehicles
Toyota Motor Corp. said it is targeting a 90 percent reduction in emissions from its new vehicles by 2050 as it seeks to build on the success of its hybrid autos. The maker of the hydrogen-powered Mirai sedan said Wednesday it aims to deliver ...
National Sep 21, 2015
Eco-car subsidies to be scaled back in FY 2016
The industry ministry plans to scale down the existing subsidy program for purchases of eco-friendly vehicles from fiscal 2016, as such vehicles have become relatively common and prices have dropped, ministry officials said last week. In its fiscal 2016 budget request, the ministry asked ...
Business / Corporate Jul 2, 2015
Top automakers pony up ¥6 billion for hydrogen stations in Japan
Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. will together spend around ¥5 billion to ¥6 billion over the next five years to help build hydrogen stations for fuel-cell vehicles in Japan. The financial assistance, designed to partially cover the operating expenses ...
Business / Corporate Jan 22, 2015
Output of Mirai fuel cell car to quadruple by 2017: Toyota
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that production of the Mirai fuel cell vehicle will be more than quadrupled to 3,000 vehicles in 2017 to meet stronger-than-expected demand since the world’s first mass-market hydrogen car debuted in Japan last month. Toyota, which hung onto its ...
Business Jan 20, 2015
Tokyo to spend ¥45 billion on hydrogen stations, subsidies ahead of Olympics
by Yuki Hagiwara and Ma Jie
Tokyo plans to spend ¥45.2 billion on fuel-cell vehicle subsidies and hydrogen stations for the 2020 Olympics as part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to reduce the nation’s reliance on nuclear power. Thirty-five hydrogen fuel stations will be built in the capital, which ...
National Jan 15, 2015
Will 2015 be the year hydrogen took off?
by Shinya Ajima
Industries are increasingly pressing pushing for the adoption of hydrogen fuel technology because they sense potential market opportunities worldwide. But problems abound, including the comparatively high cost of fuel-cell vehicles and the need for specialized hydrogen fuel stations. Also unresolved is how to generate, ...