Category: Hydrogen Cars

In Tokyo, Japan at the Narita Airport, several Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicles are starting to offer rides to passengers into various parts of Tokyo. Honda is teaming up with HySUT (a research association) and All Nippon Airways to give more exposure to this hydrogen car. According to Integrity Exports, “…the route from Narita […]

Hyundai has decided to combine two important social missions in one including helping kids with cancer and helping save the environment through hydrogen cars. The Hyundai Hope on Wheels tour started yesterday and will include a 4,500 mile drive across the country visiting children’s hospitals along the way. A Hyundai Tucson Hybrid FCEV hydrogen SUV […]

I last talked about the Mercedes-Benz F-Cell Hybrid Roadster back in March 2009, but it’s time for an update. Sometimes, hydrogen fuel cell prototypes never see the light of day after they are created. This old school FCV is different. The Mercedes Fuel Cell Roadster was recently exhibited at the Pebble Beach, California Concours d’Elegance. […]

Germany is once again finding a way to take the lead when it comes to developing the European Union Hydrogen Highway and doing it with style. At the Stuttgart Airport in Germany, a Mercedes B-Class F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell car is leading airplanes down the taxi ways preparing them for take-offs and bringing them in […]

When you’re feeling a little left behind by the competition what do you do? You announce an aggressive plan to play catch up. This is what it seems that Opel/Vauxhall is doing in the fuel cell vehicle market. Opel has announced that they intend to bring a premium, luxury hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to market […]

I’ve talked about the Shell Ecomarathon many times in the past both in the USA and aboard especially in relation to hydrogen cars. In the Shell Ecomarathon Asia that took place this year from July 6 – 9 a couple of universities in Singapore using Horizon hydrogen fuel cells, won the races in their categories. […]

In August 2010, I had talked about the Technical University Delft’s Greenchoice Forze hydrogen fuel cell racing go-kart winning the Formula Zero competition in the Hague, Netherlands. They had beaten a gasoline-powered car to take home the honors. This year the team of students decided to upgrade their fuel cell vehicle. According to TU Delft, […]

ACAL Energy, a British fuel cell maker is teaming up with Gordon Murray Design, also from the UK, which makes small electric cars. The purpose is for the two companies to build a low cost hydrogen fuel cell vehicle prototype. The year-long project is being funded by the Technology Strategy Board’s Low Carbon Vehicle programme. […]

In a surprise announcement, Chairman of Daimler AG Dieter Zetsche said that Mercedes will introduce a production hydrogen fuel cell car into showrooms as early as 2014. On January 10, 2011 I had talked about how the Mercedes B-Class F-Cell (several of them) had started a world tour to prove the durability and production-readiness of […]