Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Michael Lynch, a contributor to Forbes, has written a funny “future” overview of hydrogen car development in California. Mr. Lynch’s satirical prognostication pokes fun at the government and governor of California. According to Mr. Lynch, “In January 2015, with hydrogen vehicles still costing nearly $100,000, the state of California decides to hold auto executives hostage. […]
Continue ReadingHollywood stars are nothing new in regard to hydrogen cars. For instance, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Edward Norton, Cameron Diaz, Placido Domingo and Magic Johnson have all driven one. But, now a couple of Hollywood stars are not only driving hydrogen cars but testing them in extreme weather as well. For instance, Diane Kruger from […]
Continue ReadingThe problem with hydrogen cars is not the cars themselves but the infrastructure needed to support them. And industrial gas supplier Air Products made a move that will help station owners using its hydrogen high pressure tube trailers. According to Automotive World, “This state-of-the-art SmartFuel® high pressure tube trailer features specialised composite cylinders for hydrogen […]
Continue ReadingIf California is the hotbed of hydrogen car technology on the West Coast so does that make Connecticut the cold bed in the east? Well right now it does. With record low temperatures and snow on the East Coast, Proton OnSite based in Wallingford, CT is digging out from the snow and yet still digging […]
Continue ReadingPeople have been clamoring for the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to roll out to the public and now Hyundai will do so within the next 60 days. The target area for the rollouts will be in Los Angeles and Orange counties of Southern California. The cost of the 36 month lease will be $2,999 […]
Continue ReadingFinland’s largest gas manufacturer, Woikoski, has opened the country’s first hydrogen fueling station. The station is located in Vuosaari Harbour, at the Port of Helsinki. According to Finbay, “Woikoski is utilizing by-product hydrogen from various chemical plants and also expanding its hydrogen production capacity in Finland. The company has already invested in new hydrogen road […]
Continue ReadingBob Carter, Toyota’s Senior Vice President for Automotive Operations, stated in a recent speech to the Automotive News World Congress that hydrogen tanks are bulletproof when it comes to small caliber weapons. And the tanks are even safe when it comes to larger caliber bullets. According to Carter, “They’re safe. In testing, we fired small-caliber […]
Continue ReadingResearchers at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill have created a new way to use sunlight to split water and extract the hydrogen for fuel. Tom Meyer and his team have invented a dye-sensitized photoelectrosynthesis cell, or DSPEC to do the water splitting. According to UNC, “The new system designed by Meyer and […]
Continue ReadingWhile Elon Musk, Carlos Ghosn and Jonathan Browning are flapping their gums about how fuel cell vehicles are doomed, Toyota has been taking them to task. For instance Toyota’s Bob Carter, senior vice-president for automotive operations, says he believes his company’s hydrogen fuel cell vehicle could be the next Prius. According to BDLive, “Bob Carter […]
Continue ReadingRecently the U. S Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Transportation (DOT) have announced the availability of millions of dollars for hydrogen fuel cell research. The DOE is making $7 million available and the DOT is making $24.9 million available. Now I’ve already talked about FedEx adding fuel cells to 20 of their delivery […]
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