Toyota is Working With the U.S. Dept of Energy to Advance ‘Megawatt-Scale’ Fuel Cell Powered Stationary Energy Generators

​Toyota Motor North America is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to build, install and evaluate a 1-megawatt (MW) fuel cell power generation system at NREL's Flatirons Campus in Arvada, Colorado. Toyota said it leveraged its over 25 years of fuel cell development experience in designing the 1-MW fuel cell system, expanding on its expertise from the light duty fuel cell electric vehicle market.

Eric Walz2022-09-30 11:00 PT

Ford Motor Co is Partnering with Solar Company Sunrun so the Electric F-150 Lightning Can Power Homes During Outages

A new partnership between Ford Motor Co and solar company Sunrun will allow Ford F-150 Lightning owners to use their truck’s substantial battery reserves as a home’s emergency power source, keeping vital necessities up and running, such as lights, heating and air conditioning systems and refrigerators.

FutureCar Staff 2022-03-11 10:00 PT

Volkswagen is Exploring Ways to Use its EV Batteries to Power the Grid

German automaker Volkswagen is exploring new ways to use its electric vehicle batteries as a power storage device when the cars are not in use, a business currently dominated by utilities and energy companies, the company's chief strategist Michael Jost said on Thursday.

FutureCar Staff 2020-04-18 18:25 PT