Toyota, Honda in tight race to be first with fuel-cell car. (The Pulse).A few weeks after Toyota Toyota (toi-ō`tə, Jap. tōyō`tä), city (1990 pop. 332,336), Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. It is a major industrial center dominated by the Toyota Motor Company, which produces passenger vehicles and auto parts there. announced plans to sell its fuel-cell hybrid car hybrid car, hybrid vehicle hybrid n → Hybridfahrzeug nt or -auto nt to businesses and research centers by the end of the year, Honda honda a quick release metal eyelet for the end of a lariat. When the restrained animal is no longer required it is not necessary to slacken off the loop and pull it over the head—a very great advantage when working with wild cattle or unbroken horses. made a similar announcement. The race to develop fuel-cell vehicles is kicking into high gear. The automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. is focused on fuel-cell technology, which uses clean-burning hydrogen to power cars, and the fact that Toyota moved up its release of the FCHV-4 (see photos) by a year to 2002 is significant. While carmakers, including Toyota, say they don't expect fuel cells to be used widely to power cars until 2010 or so, within the industry there is a fierce race to get the new engines in cars and on the market sooner than that. Clearly, in the early stages of this race Toyota and Honda are out in front of carmakers from other nations. |
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