Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Even with Steven Jobs’ recent passing and all of the legacies he’s left behind including computers, iPods, iPhones and iPads there is also another legacy he may be leaving behind now, posthumously as we speak. And that legacy is the mainstreaming of hydrogen fuel cells. Usually I talk about hydrogen cars and vehicles in this […]
Continue ReadingI’ve talked about Air Liquide before as a major hydrogen gas supplier that is already making money in the emerging fuel cell vehicle marketplace. According to the Houston Chronicle, Air Liquide is high on fuel cell forklifts for the near future and other types of hydrogen-powered vehicles for the long run. According to the Chronicle, […]
Continue ReadingA select group of UCLA carpoolers will get to drive a Toyota fuel cell vehicle for 3 months before handing over the vehicle to the next group of drivers. Toyota decided to team up with UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability to get real world feedback about driving their FCHV-adv fuel cell vehicle under […]
Continue ReadingNissan has created its 2011 fuel cell stack which they claim puts them one up on every other hydrogen car manufacturer in the game. In fact, Nissan is now saying they are ready for commercialization of their fuel cell vehicle and where the heck are all of the hydrogen fueling stations to support their SUV. […]
Continue ReadingThe Hyundai Tucson ix35 FCEV was selected by the European Commission via the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) as a hydrogen-powered demonstration vehicle to show off the car in real-world conditions. The EU parliament, policy makers and other high ranking officials are the lucky ones who will get to test drive the […]
Continue ReadingWhat I am about to talk about is something you won’t find the mainstream media talking about. But it is nonetheless a big deal. Or it could be a big deal if this product works as billed. The last time I talked about the Ronn Motor Company H2GO system was July 2009. Since then there […]
Continue ReadingMost of the hydrogen fueling stations being built and put into production today dispense compressed H2 gas in the range of 5,000 to 10,000 psi. This has become the standard over the past few years. But, there are some scientists who wish to rewrite this standard by working on hydrogen storage tanks that don’t require […]
Continue ReadingThe last time I had talked about the Riversimple Hyrban fuel cell city car it was in June of 2010. At that time the news was that the Riversimple FCV would be piloted in Leicester, UK. Leicester is also the site where up to 5,000 Hyrban cars are expected to be built. As an update […]
Continue ReadingScientists have been working for a while at storing hydrogen under low temperature and low pressure. Another factor for automobiles is also storing hydrogen for low cost (as in low to moderately priced hydrogen fueling tanks). Researchers at MIT think they are on the right track by using activated carbon. According to MIT, “The team […]
Continue ReadingIn the blink of an eye a hydrogen fuel cell car was put up for auction this past weekend and sold to the highest bidder for $3,650. Students at the University of Missouri on the Mizzou Hydrogen Car Team built a hydrogen car called the TigerGen I which participated as a demonstration vehicle in the […]
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