Category: Hydrogen Cars

I wet my pants (almost) when I read the news about the Hywet. The Hywet hydrogen fuel cell hybrid car will be the first fully commercial vehicle of its kind in the world to roll out to the general public when it hits showrooms in Denmark this August. The Hywet fuel cell is a small […]

Jeff has sent in his thoughts concerning hydrogen cars versus electric vehicles and makes some good points. Jeff: I’m an advocate of a clean energy near future as it sound you are. I’m interested in your thoughts on hydrogen-powered vehicles vs. simpler battery-electrics. It seems to me that battery electrics with latest generation batteries plus […]

It looks like this is the week for hydrogen racecar stories. Yesterday, I had talked about engineering students from the University of Hertfordshire developing the UK’s first Formula Student racecar and the students from Ohio State University developing the Buckeye Bullet 2 for a run at the land speed record for hydrogen racecars at the […]

Last week I had talked about ammonia cars being developed by several different manufacturers. The ammonia would be used either for reforming and running through fuel cells or used in internal combustion engines. Today, I would like to offer an update as researchers at Ohio University are also developing their own ammonia car as well. […]

Denny Klein, founder of Hydrogen Technology Applications in Clearwater, Florida says he is boosting gas mileage from ordinary cars up to 30-percent using hydrogen gas. The company’s patented Aquygen product or HHO gas was developed for cleaning and hotter burning blowtorches for the welding industry. They are currently selling the H2O 1500 Aquygen Gas Generator […]

When one thinks of ammonia, the first thing that comes to mind is the foul smell. But, ammonia is also used as a household cleaning product and automotive researchers are convinced that ammonia-powered cars will help clean the environment as zero or near zero emissions vehicles. Ammonia cars come in two varieties including those that […]

There is a video circulating of General Motor’s Dr. Lars-Peter Thiesen speaking about the hydrogen fuel cell in a GM HydroGen3 in Germany. The HydroGen3 is a part of the Clean Energy Partnership Berlin demonstration project, which is made up of a consortium of hydrogen car manufacturers and infrastructure developers. The goal of the demonstration […]

Okay, so I like to dream a bit, which is a prerequisite for a hydrogen car guy like myself. Once I read this article about a plug-in Toyota Prius with a lithium ion phosphate battery, LiFePO4, that gets 125 mpg (by Lithium Technology Corporation of Pennsylvania) that got my mental gears a going. For a […]

Ford Motor Company and the Ohio State University Student Land Speed Racing Team are going after hydrogen fuel cell records on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah with the Buckeye Bullet 2 and a modified Ford Fusion. The Ohio State Buckeye Bullet 1 currently holds the land speed record for electric vehicles at 315 mph. […]

Chemists have known for a long time that hydrogen can be created by combining a drain cleaner such as Drano with aluminum and water. This is where I insert the “don’t try this at home” disclaimer. There are many videos floating around the Internet such as on YouTube or Google Video that show people at […]