Category: Hydrogen Cars

Now days most models of hydrogen fuel cell cars come with some sort of hybrid or plug-in hybrid batteries to increase mileage and range of the vehicle. The major automakers have come to realizing that the marrying of these two technologies (fuel cells and batteries) will be a winning combination for years to come. Battery […]

A month ago I talked about how the German H2 Mobility Plan intends to roll out as many as 1,000 hydrogen fueling pumps by 2015. Last week I talked about how Air Products would be doing its part by cutting costs of such presently custom built H2 pumps with a new modular series production system, […]

Okay, I’ll be the first to admit that the details are sketchy on this one. But, on the Vision Motor Corp. website there is a cool little hotrod that caught my eye. This little hotrod is called the Vision Cheetah. Now, what makes the Vision Cheetah so special? According to their website, “Vision is also […]

The Ohio State Buckeye Bullet 2 has hit a new unofficial land speed record for fuel cell vehicles with an exit speed of 304 mph. The land speed record is still unofficial though because it has to be recognized by FIA or ASN. The last time I had talked about the Buckeye Bullet 2 was […]

In February 2008, I had talked about how Rolls-Royce, the world’s premier high-end luxury car maker was starting to build large stationary fuel cells that would not be going into their cars. Rolls-Royce has continued down this path by expanding their fuel cell division in Canton, Ohio, creating approximately 60 jobs, while retaining 32. These […]

On August 4, 2009 I asked out loud whether or not General Motor’s Project Driveway would survive regarding the 2nd largest automaker’s bankruptcy woes. I wondered this first because many times when a company is in financial trouble, future R&D programs without an immediate payoff get cut. But, the recent signs have been positive for […]

In April 2009, Daimler first made a small and mostly unheralded announcement that they would start production of a fuel cell car in the middle of 2009 that would start rolling out in limited production in 2010. Little was made of this at the time. Now, Daimler has announced that 200 Mercedes F-Cell B-Class hydrogen […]

In April 2008, I had talked about how the University of Birmingham, UK was building the country’s only active hydrogen fueling station. The London station had been dismantled a few years earlier. The Birmingham hydrogen fueling station would support a few microcabs and presumably some of the 70 Honda FCVs that London had ordered as […]

A couple of weeks ago I was wondering out loud if General Motor’s Project Driveway would survive given their cuts induced by the bankruptcy courts. According to CNET, GM’s plans to keep charging full steam ahead with hydrogen cars are safe, for now. According to Alan Taub who takes over October 1, 2009 for Larry Burns, […]

With auto sales crashing and burning this past year in the U. S., Honda is holding steadfast in its development of hydrogen cars. Honda is known throughout the automobile industry for its good judgment and forward thinking. For instance, because Honda has focused on rolling out production of smaller, more fuel efficient cars, it actually […]