Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
The U. S. automotive bailout is not popular with everyone. Some people say that we should let the North American car companies fail and then let the foreign automakers take over. Others say the U. S. automakers are too big to fail, citing that not only will companies like GM and Chrysler workers be affected […]
Continue ReadingWouldn’t it be ironic if the vendors who now supply hydrogen to the big oil companies were to one day overtake them as the major suppliers of fuel for our nation’s cars? I’ve talked about the concept of large industrial specialty gas companies such as Air Products, Air Liquide and the Linde Group one day […]
Continue ReadingBMW at its U. S. corporate home at Woodcliff Lake, N.J., has decided to open its own hydrogen fueling station. Hydrogen fuel cell cars are talked about so often that one can easily forget that not all hydrogen cars have fuel cells. Take for instance the BMW Hydrogen 7 dual fuel vehicle that has an […]
Continue ReadingAt the SIMA Innovation Awards 2009, New Holland Agriculture has pulled away from the pack winning both gold and silver medals. The gold metal was won not only for the fuel cell tractor, but for the concept of an entire farm that creates its own hydrogen using wind, solar or biomass and feeds the tractor with this hydrogen. […]
Continue ReadingAccording to All Electric Cars (AEC), an EV advocacy website, Nissan has decided to swear off hydrogen cars in favor of all electric vehicles. According to this EV advocacy group, the Renault-Nissan alliance has decided that battery electric vehicles are the future even with their limited range and long recharging times. According to AEC, “French […]
Continue ReadingCritics of fuel cell cars have long said that producing hydrogen at an economical rate is just a bunch of horse crap. Now, in Ocala, Florida this criticism is being turned on its ear into reality as thoroughbred racehorses will now be used to generate the world’s lightest element. Yes, it’s true that pooh is […]
Continue ReadingLast summer I had talked about the Volkswagen Passat Lingyu FCV rolling out in China for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I had also talked last November about this same VW Lingyu fuel cell vehicle coming to the 2008 Los Angeles International Auto Show. Now, it looks like 16 of the 20 vehicles produced will be […]
Continue ReadingIn the past I’ve talked about using red hot steel to create hydrogen and microbial enzymes to replace platinum in fuel cells. Now, researchers at Pennsylvania State University have discovered a way to use microbes, electrolysis and a stainless steel brush to create hydrogen from organic waste. The idea behind the stainless steel brush is […]
Continue ReadingLast summer I talked about the possibility of hydrogen and CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicles being flex fuel companions of the future. In September 2008, the Russian CNG Caravan, featuring natural gas vehicles and one running on hythane (natural gas and hydrogen blend) drove from Saint-Petersburg via Novgorod and Tver to Moscow. Because of the […]
Continue ReadingIn the U. S., California leads other states with 29 hydrogen fueling stations in operation (but not all open to the public). According to the National Hydrogen Association website, New York state has only one operational hydrogen fueling station in White Plains with six more planned elsewhere around the state in the near future. One […]
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