Category: Hydrogen Cars

This has been quite a few weeks for hydrogen land-speed records as in the past month, three such records have now fallen. First it was the Ford 999 setting the world land-speed record for production hydrogen cars at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a top end of 207.297 mph. Next, at the same venue, the […]

DaimlerChrysler has been feeling the heat from BMW who is now rolling out 100 production hydrogen cars to customers worldwide. By 2010, DaimlerChrysler intends to go into limited serial production of its Mercedes F-Cell B-Class fuel cell automobile. The announcement was made this week at the Frankfurt International Motor Show as Mercedes was showcasing 18 […]

The past couple of months, I’ve talked about ammonia cars possibly being the automobiles of the future. Ohio State University is developing a system that reforms ammonia and extracts the hydrogen then runs this through a fuel cell. I’ve also talked about the Hydrogen Engine Center in Algona, Iowa that was developing an internal combustion […]

The Hyundai I-Blue hydrogen fuel cell crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is coming to the 2007 Frankfurt International Motor Show on September 13. The third-generation fuel cell for the Hyundai I-Blue was developed at Mabuk, Korea at the Eco-Technology Research Institute. The rest of the vehicle was developed at Chiba, Japan at the Hyundai Design and […]

The Smart Car has decided to get smarter and run on fuel cells instead of gasoline or diesel engines. The Smart Car, developed by Swatch, manufactured by DaimlerChrysler and imported into the U. S. by Zap is a squashed version of the Volkswagen Bug in size and appearance. Currently there are three models including the […]

A couple of days ago I had reported that the Ford 999 production hydrogen racecar had set the land-speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah at 161 mph. On Wednesday, the Ford Fusion 999, broke its own record and charged past the 200 mark and has set the record at 207.297 mph. The […]

Some lucky 100 people are going to get to drive a free Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell SUV for 2 years starting in just a few weeks. Will you be one of them? The Equinox Fuel Cell is powered by General Motor’s fourth generation fuel cell system, which produces zero emissions. General Motors has decided to […]

The Ford Fusion 999 has set a land-speed record for production hydrogen fuel cell vehicles at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Racing down the alkaline speedway before the parachute was deployed a mile too early by its over-anxious driver, the Ford 999 hit 161 mph. The Ford Fusion 999 is a collaborative effort between […]

The Honda FCX hydrogen-powered fuel cell car is receiving a $12,000 tax credit from the Internal Revenue Service. The Honda FCX has been designated to receive this credit under the Qualified Fuel Cell Motor Vehicle Credit, which is part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The Honda FCX is the only vehicle so far […]

Yesterday, I had the fortune to talk with BMW spokesman Andreas Klugescheid about the 8-week testing program of the BMW Hydrogen 7 by NASA officials. According to Mr. Klugescheid, NASA officials from upper management to mid-level employees were afforded the ability to drive one of the four BMW Hydrogen 7’s that were available and put […]