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Brussels, Belgium 22 April 2016
Microcab attends opening of Belgium’s first hydrogen station, Zavantem, Brussels
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Microcab H2EV at City Hall London for the Hydrogen London Transport Fair
Microcab at City Hall, Southbank, London, March 2016 – click to enlarge
Hydrogen Week 2016, events in Birmingham, London and Aberdeen
Isle of Wight Challenge
At Osborne House, built by Queen Victoria
At Gurnard School with excited kids!
20 April 2016
As part of the EcoIsland project with ITM Power and Arcola Energy, Microcab tours the Isle of Wight, stopping at famous landmarks and six primary schools where the kids get their first sight of a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.
14 October 2015 Heathrow, London
Microcab on display at Heathrow Clean Vehicle Partnership event. CVP’s mission is to improve air quality in the Heathrow area. A range of hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles were shown and driven on the day to demonstrate the potential of these technologies for improvement of air quality.
ITM Power open wind hydrogen refuel station near M1
Microcab at opening of the M1 Hydrogen Refuelling Station
ITM Power is launching its M1 hydrogen refuelling station, funded by Innovate UK, at the Advanced Manufacturing Park on Thursday, September 17.
The UK built Microcab H2EV will be on show, alongside the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai FCV ix35.
The plant, just off the M1 in Rotherham, will be producing green hydrogen on site.
“Microcab supports the growth of the hydrogen infrastructure and is particularly encouraged by the green production method at this site.” comments John Jostins at Microcab.
The event will be held from 10:00 to 15:00 (BST).
Posted 15 September 2015
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Microcab’s Green Machine Could Change Face of City Deliveries
Microcab light van
Summer in the city can be pretty dismal given the high levels of pollution in the air from vehicle emissions. However, there is a solution in development, with a new, light, delivery van that is not only aiming to be more lung-friendly, but also wants to make use of food waste. Produce Business UK finds out more ….
Posted 14 September 2015
Microcab demonstrates high efficiency in real driving conditions
Chart showing well to wheels greenhouse gas emissions for the Microcab H2EV in EV and hydrogen modes, with comparisons to Nissan Leaf, Hyundai FCEV and a range of sources of hydrogen and electric supply. For full paper see Performance and energy efficiency testing of a lightweight FCEV Hybrid Vehicle (PDF)
Posted 20 March 2015
European Electric Vehicle Congress
A paper assessing the efficiency of the Microcab H2EV vehicle was delivered at the European Electric Vehicle Conference in Bruxelles, 3-5 December 2014. There’s an interesting chart on P10 showing Well to Wheel greenhouse gas emissions for a range of vehicles. You can see there that the H2EV scores highly on efficiency due partly to its relatively low mass.
Performance and energy efficiency testing of a lightweight FCEV Hybrid Vehicle (PDF)
To download the paper click the link above.
Posted 19 December 2014
LCV 2014
September 2014
| Microcab on the Proving Factory stand at LCV2014, Millbrook, UK, 10 – 11 September. The Microcab is the trial vehicle in the LREV (Long Range Electric Vehicle) project (funded by InnovateUK), testing a novel solid storage hydrogen system. | 
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10th International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell conference
March 2014
| Held at Millennium Point, Birmingham, where Microcab showed two of its latest version vehicles, fitted with Horizon fuel cells. These vehicles, one van and one 4 seat car, are part of the EU SWARM trials, 2012-2016. | 
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Made in the Midlands
February 2014
| Microcab featured on BBC Midlands Today as part of a quest to find out “What is still made in the Midlands?” the Microcab H2EV is sandwiched between two mighty legends of the automotive world – a Range Rover and a Jaguar convertible!
Read more on the BBC Midlands Today website >> |
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Microcab brings hydrogen power to SMMT
December
| Pioneering Coventry-based SME Microcab and hydrogen fuel cell specialists Arcola have taken up a one-week residency at SMMT’s Westminster headquarters to showcase their 2013 Life Without Oil project. Starting today, the manufacturers will be exhibiting the innovative Microcab H2EV fuel cell electric car and an Arcola hydrogen fuel cell.
Measuring just 3.5 metres in length, the Microcab H2EV boasts a Lotus-engineered bonded-aluminium chassis, weighing just 60kg and allowing for both passenger car and commercial vehicle body-styles. Its Arcola/Horizon fuel cell allows the vehicle to travel up to 180 miles on a single 1.8kg tank of hydrogen, which can be filled in just three minutes. |
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