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Greentomatocars is operating the first Toyota Mirai in the UK to be booked in for a routine service after clocking up almost 10,000 miles.

A number of Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles have been provided to German car sharing service BeeZero, to be launched in Munich this summer.

The government-backed London Hydrogen Network Expansion project (LHNE) has broken two new distance records for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

Aberdeen City Council and Co-wheels has added two hydrogen fuel cell Hyundai ix35 SUVs to its car sharing programme.

The London Hydrogen Network Expansion programme (LHNE) is set to showcase the benefits and range of fuel cell vehicles with a five day and night marathon around the M25.

Audi has unveiled its H-Tron hydrogen quattro SUV concept at the Detroit motor show.

Autogas has welcomed Government plans for the introduction of five Clean Air Zones in Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Derby and Southampton.

Hyundai Motor has delivered five ix35 fuel cell vehicles to the Paris-based electric taxi start-up STEP (Société du Taxi Electrique Parisien).

Growing concerns about vehicle emissions and poor air quality have sparked a renewed interest in LPG vehicle conversions, reports Autogas.

The new Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell saloon is eligible for the plug-in car grant in recognition of its zero emissions performance.

The introduction of clearer signage and branding at 215 Autogas LPG refuelling stations has been completed.

Autogas has appointed Auke Faber in the newly created role of conversion scheme advisor.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has test driven the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle during a tour of Japan, ahead of Transport for London adding the vehicles to its fleet.

The Hydrogen Transport in European Cities (HyTEC) consortium is plotting the way forward for the deployment and operation of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

Drivers at Air Products have praised the Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell, seven months into the company’s trial of the technology.

The first hydrogen filling station in the north of England has opened just off the M1 near Sheffield.

LPG supplier, Autogas, will be showcasing three LPG vehicles at the Cenex low carbon vehicle event, taking place at Millbrook on 9th and 10th September.

The first Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicles to arrive in Europe have been delivered to the Toyota import centre at Portbury, near Bristol.

Alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) registrations rose by 17.4% across Europe in the second quarter of 2015, according to the ACEA.

Two hydrogen pioneers have taken real-world zero-emission motoring to a new level by driving a Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell 2,383 kilometres in 24 hours.

The re-introduction of the congestion charge exemption for vehicles powered by LPG and incentives to convert to vehicles could improve the health of Londoners.

Selly Oak based Harborne Garage has been picked to join Autogas' LPG conversion network.

Autogas has completed the first phase of appointments to its new nationwide network of LPG conversion workshops.

Hyundai has officially handed over an example of the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV), the ix35 Fuel Cell, to Anglo American.

UKLPG is calling on the incoming air quality minister to support new research indicating that automotive LPG could play a bigger role for UK transport to 2050.

Hyundai Motor UK has announced pricing for the zero-emission hydrogen-powered Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle.

By James Batchelor, MD Motive, Intelligent Energy

Average new car emissions continued on a downward trend in 2014, according to figures published by the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Millbrook joins consortium to deliver UK's first range-extended fleet vehicles

Guy Lachlan, owner of Jones and Cocks, an online hardware store based in Aylesbury, is urging other businesses to consider LPG after saving around £15,000 on fuel costs over a five-year period.

The UK’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (UKLPG) is urging the Government to seize its last opportunity before the General Election to recognise the air quality benefits of LP Autogas and deliver parity for the fuel in this week’s Budget.

Nickie Brooks, MD of Alternative Route Finance, looks at fuel cell technology.

The first hydrogen filling station at a supermarket has opened in London.

Toyota will launch the Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car in September, although numbers will be strictly limited.

The Government is being urged to introduce an integrated fuels strategy that supports liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and helps local authorities convert their fleets to less polluting forms of fuel.

Toyota is to increase production of its Mirai fuel cell car. The hydrogen-powered saloon will be introduced in the UK and other selected European markets during 2015.

The UK’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) industry is calling upon Government to adopt a series of measures that could help improve air quality in the UK and avoid further EU fines.

Toyota’s first hydrogen-powered production car, the Mirai, has amassed 1,500 orders in its first month on sale in Japan.

Drivers in the UK saved an estimated £66 million on their fuel bills in 2014 by using LPG, estimates LPG supplier Autogas.

Toyota hopes to speed up hydrogen development by making thousands of hydrogen fuel cell patents available royalty free, including fuel cell technology used in the new Mirai.