Category: Hydrogen Cars

Australia’s RMIT University and Germany’s Fachhochschule Ingolstadt University have co-developed a “Formula H” racecar that they intend to attempt a Guinness World Record with next year in Germany. The single seat hydrogen vehicle uses a converted motorcycle motor and is expected to reach around 100 mph in the F1 class. The Formula H car will […]

Back in August 2007, I talked about how Will Ferrell was the first celebrity given the keys to the BMW Hydrogen 7 for everyday use. This week, two time Academy Award actress Hilary Swank has also been given the keys to the vehicle. In-between there have been many other celebrities and notables who have driven […]

The National Hydrogen Association last week held a webinar titled, “The Future of Hydrogen: an Alternative Transportation Analysis for the 21st Century.” The webinar sought to provide near-term solutions for economic growth, energy security and the environment with hydrogen as the fuel of choice. The speakers were Frank Novachek of Xcel Energy and Dr. Sandy […]

According to Fuel Cell Works, General Motors has taken its Project Driveway campaign on the road to China. The Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell Vehicle was introduced this week in Beijing by this summer’s gold medal Olympian Wu Minxia and environmentalist and actress Liu Zi. The Project Driveway tour kicked off at the Olympic Water Cube […]

According to Consumer Reports, the Toyota FCHV will begin consumer testing soon. General Motors, Honda and BMW have already put public drivers behind the wheels of their hydrogen vehicles. Not to be outdone, Toyota will also be putting the public behind of the wheel of its fuel cell version of the Toyota Highlander. This past […]

At the Paris Auto Show, Suzuki has given a sneak peak of its SX4 fuel cell vehicle (FCV) plus the Suzuki Crosscage FCV motorcycle to eager car show fans. I had talked about the Suzuki SX4 FCV in July, 2008 and how it would be road tested in Japan. Now, Suzuki has decided to do […]

A little less than a year ago, I talked about a hydrogen fuel cell Microcab H4 that was presented in London at the 10th Grove Fuel Cell Symposium. Now, five of these FC Microcabs have been presented to the University of Birmingham as part of a hydrogen fleet testing program. The hydrogen Microcabs will undergo […]

Researchers at the University of Sunderland in the UK have converted a Nissan Almera to run on compressed hydrogen gas. The standard Almera was built by Nissan from 1995 to 2006 as a family car and in the U. S. the same vehicle is called the Sentra. The unveiling of the Hypower Nissan will be […]

I’ve talked at length about the resistance to fuel cell vehicles from a technological standpoint, but have not really delved into the psychological resistance to hydrogen cars. I was reading this article titled, “Fuel Cells Not Exciting Car Makers in Germany” and the first thing that popped into my head was not the technological hurdles, […]