Category: Hydrogen Cars

Every once in a while I get asked the question about the connection between hydrogen cars and greenhouse gases, so I thought I would address the issue here. Jeff from Fallbrook, California sent in the following question: Jeff: “Since water vapor is the major greenhouse gas causing global warming, how would a hydrogen car with […]

First there was the rumor of the Israel Isracar (that I’ve been unable to confirm) using hydrogen in an internal combustion engine and now there is another Israeli company called C.En, which is indeed developing a hydrogen car, which I have been able to confirm. Not to put the cart too far before the horse, […]

I had talked previously about the Formula Zero fuel cell racing demonstration project developed by Godert van Hardenbroek and Eelco Rietveld. I also followed up with a post last September about how a Formula Zero Go-Kart broke the world record by coming in at 11.591 seconds in the 1/8 mile sprint at a top speed […]

The Chrysler ecoVoyager has just been unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The ecoVoyager combines a 45 kw fuel cell stack, 200 kw electric motor and lithium ion battery pack to navigate a range of over 300 miles. You can find a full review of the Chrysler ecoVoyager on the main […]

The Cadillac Provoq is no joke, I swear. This luxury crossover hydrogen fuel cell concept vehicle is being debuted today in Las Vegas at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. Apparently, GM wanted to appeal to a whole new crowd, so they are showing the Cadillac Provoq a week ahead of the Detroit Auto Show, which […]

I want to follow up with a story I had talked about last week concerning Hertz hydrogen cars for rent in Iceland. Hertz has acquired three of 10 converted Toyota Priuses that use compressed hydrogen gas. Iceland has just converted the world’s first hydrogen filling station to now be open to the public. Reuters has […]

You know that a technology is coming of age when a well-know rental car company such as Hertz is offering its customers this technology to drive. This is exactly what is happening with Hertz hydrogen cars. Hertz of Iceland is offering customers one of three converted Toyota Prius hydrogen hybrid vehicles that it now has […]

At the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show last week, Toyota Vice President Bob Carter announced a successful research experiment. Engineers and others drove a Toyota FCHV from Fairbanks, Alaska to Vancouver, British Columbia. In late September, Toyota had reported that the FCHV had completed a test run between Osaka, Japan and Tokyo for a distance […]

The long awaited Honda FCX Clarity has now been unveiled at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show. The car, in fact, looks very similar to the prototype that we’ve been showing off for a while at the bottom of the Honda FCX page. The only deviation in outward appearances are the new bumpers and smaller […]

Mazda has signed a deal to deliver 30 to 40 of its RX-8 RE hydrogen dual fuel cars to the Norway HyNor Project. The Mazda RX-8 Renesis uses a rotary-powered internal combustion engine (ICE) that can accept either compressed hydrogen or gasoline to power the car. The HyNor Project is Norway’s version of the “Hydrogen […]