Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Nissan has been in no hurry to jump on the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle bandwagon and in recent times they have focused more energy on their battery electric vehicle lineup with cars such as the Leaf. The last prototype hydrogen fuel cell vehicle that Nissan had shown was the Terra Concept SUV in 2012 (pictured […]
Continue ReadingHydrogen car naysayers, negative Nancies, pessimists, critics, skeptics, deniers, detractors, scoffers, whiners, malcontents, complainers, fusspots, gripers, snivelers, squawkers, curmudgeons, sourpusses, party poopers, faultfinders, nitpickers, grinches, killjoys, spoilsports, quibblers and defeatists have had a bad 2 weeks. Toyota and Mercedes-Benz (Daimler) has seen to that. On Wednesday last week (October 25, 2015) Toyota made an historic […]
Continue ReadingOn October 21, 2015, which is also “Back to The Future Day”, Toyota has sold its first hydrogen fuel cell car/s on U. S. soil. The Toyota Mirai, which I have talked about at length, was sold through 8 dealerships in California (4 in NoCal and 4 in SoCal). In order to commemorate this day, […]
Continue ReadingA little less than a week ago Linde unveiled their version of the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell bike (H2 Bike pictured above). This unveiling was on the heels of Pragma Industries showing off their world’s first hydrogen bike, the Alpha, on the first week of October. This begs the question of how many world’s […]
Continue ReadingThis month Toyota will rollout its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle for sale and lease in California and the United Kingdom, with the optional feature of being able to power one’s home in an emergency. In addition, at the end of October 2015, at the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota will be unveiling its FCV Plus […]
Continue ReadingIt’s the 1st ever National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, October 8th, 2015 – Cowabunga, dudes and dudettes! By unanimous consent of S.Res.217, the U. S. Senate has declared this a day to celebrate hydrogen and fuel cells. Sponsored by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) this resolution was introduced on July 8, 2015 and was made […]
Continue ReadingPragma Industries are gearing up to rollout what they claim to be the first commercial hydrogen fuel cell bikes. They will be rolling out 100 Pragma Alpha fuel cell bikes in 2016 in France. According to the Telegraph, “The world’s first commercial electric bike running on hydrogen with only pure water as waste, so its […]
Continue ReadingHydrogen Mobility Europe (H2ME) has launched an ambitious plan to enable the growth of the number of fuel cell vehicles (FCEVs) and hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) throughout Europe. H2ME is based upon four of the other ambitious hydrogen vehicle and infrastructure plans in Europe including UK H2 Mobility, H2 MOBILITY Deutschland, Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway Partnership […]
Continue ReadingWith California being one of the world’s largest hotbeds of hydrogen and fuel cell development, I was curious as to what kinds of jobs there are now for those seeking employment or re-employment. Here is a short list of some of the top jobs I’ve found today: Top Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Jobs in […]
Continue ReadingOn May 05, 2015 I had asked “Dude, Where’s My Hydrogen Fuel Cell Driverless Car?” That call was answered in late August 2015 when Hyundai introduced their self-driving R car that is now in development. Mercedes-Benz has also dipped both toes in the hydrogen fuel cell driverless car arena by testing its new F 015 […]
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