Category: Hydrogen Cars

There were already a couple of U. S. hydrogen road tours on the West Coast in 2008 and 2009. And, though it wasn’t given the name of hydrogen road tour, several hydrogen cars around May 01, 2012 drove from Oslo, Norway to Monte Carlo, Monaco using primarily the existing hydrogen infrastructure. Well, now the official […]

In 2012, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s oldest and best known sports endurance race, the GreenGT LMP hydrogen fuel cell vehicle made an appearance. The vehicle carried a 300 kW fuel cell and two 10,000 psi hydrogen tanks. At the 2013 Le Mans the GreenGT will once again make an appearance. […]

On July 24, 2012 I talked about the plans during the 2012 London Olympics to ground the fuel cell buses and let the hydrogen-powered taxis run. This plan has come to fruition this week although there has been a hiccup or two. For instance, as I had previously talked about the hydrogen fueling station in […]

I’ve written about the Forze fuel cell racecar several times now over the past 4 years. The last time I wrote about the Forze IV fuel cell go-kart it won the Formula Zero competition which was hosted in Hague, The Netherlands. This time I would like to talk about the Forze V which stepped up […]

The GreenGT H2 racer is a fuel cell driver race car that will make its debut in the upcoming 24 Hours of Le Mans. The GreenGT H2 racer won’t actually be in this race but rather on display. Its first race on the track will be a little later this summer at the Silverstone FIA […]

The Aberdeen, Scotland City Council is offering a Hyundai Tucson ix35 hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to their car-sharing club members to test drive. This is believed to be the first time in the world that a car-sharing club has been given this opportunity. ITM Power has offered their H-Fuel mobile hydrogen refueling station to refuel […]

On August 26, 2010, I had talked about how Hyundai had stated they would be rolling out 500 fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) starting in 2012 and by 2015 they will be selling around 10,000 of these vehicles. Hyundai also made a bold statement that by 2015, they would be selling their hydrogen cars for less […]

Well, it’s about time that Swiss company Swatch, known for their oversized and colorful watches, has decided to sell hydrogen fuel cell cars. A few years ago Swatch teamed up with Daimler AG corporation to come out with a wacky version of the Smart Car. This time, however Swatch has teamed up with its subsidiary […]

The 2012 Shell Eco-Marathon will take place this year in Houston, TX from March 29 – April 1, 2012 – and this is no joke. This year the Mizzou Hydrogen Car Team will compete in one of the races with their third generation TigerGen III. The MU team has chosen to compete in the UrbanConcept […]

Sometimes it’s refreshing to get a firsthand account from a non-professional about what it’s like to drive a hydrogen car. This firsthand account takes place in Norway where the temperatures are around 9 degrees F and a Hyunda Tucson ix35 hydrogen car is the vehicle being tested. According to Fuel Cell Works, “The car was […]