Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Features hydrogen vehicles other than cars such as forklifts, motorcycles, bikes, buses and submarines.
Rooters for hydrogen scooters have gotten a treat this year as both Yamaha and an entrepreneur from Holland are showing off their latest vehicles. Crijn Bouman created the Fhybrid hydrogen scooter as a graduation project while at the Delft University in Holland. The Fhybrid is a hydrogen electric hybrid that is front-wheel drive, has a […]
Continue ReadingProton Energy Systems has announced a $1.25 million contract with the U. S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to build a high-altitude lighter-than-air prototype powered by hydrogen. The hydrogen aircraft will be unmanned, un-tethered and gas-filled and use a PEM fuel cell stack plus solar energy to power the vehicle. The PEM fuel cell stack will […]
Continue ReadingWell, first there was the “glass ceiling” comprised of men in top-level management positions keeping qualified women from busting through, but when we talk about energy for the transportation industry, there instead is a “gas ceiling” that is keeping other types of alternative energy sources from busting through. Like other types of hydrogen vehicles that […]
Continue ReadingBrazil has been in the various stages of planning for the past three years and is expected in 2007 to roll out eight 90-passenger hydrogen buses for testing in Sao Paulo and also in Rio de Janeiro the following year. The eight hydrogen fuel cell buses are expected to log about 600,000 miles of testing […]
Continue ReadingBoeing has just announced that it is developing a light aircraft powered by hydrogen fuel cells with hopes of making the greenest passenger airplane to fly to-date. Boeing is teaming up with Intelligent Energy, fuel cell maker and manufacturer of the ENV hydrogen motorcycle. In order to overcome the thrust needed for take-offs, the hydrogen […]
Continue ReadingOn June 12, 2006 I had talked about how Ford was delivering five E-450 hydrogen shuttle buses to the Palm Springs, California region to be operated by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Ford is now in production of 20 of the V-10 powered hydrogen shuttle buses, but the first eight are scheduled to […]
Continue ReadingIn Springfield, Virginia and the Washington D. C. suburbs, postal carrier Bob Sisk delivers mail with the aid of a General Motors HydroGen3 hydrogen vehicle. According to the Associated Press, Sisk, 62 is carrying letters and packages as part of a demonstration project that is aimed at testing the feasibility of hydrogen vehicles and infrastructure. […]
Continue ReadingRoyal Dutch Shell aims to rollout the world’s largest hydrogen public transportation project in Rotterdam, The Netherlands within the next 3 years. Shell, along with bus manufacturer MAN Truck and Bus corporation of Nevada, will be implementing 20 hydrogen-powered internal combustion buses with the help of the Dutch authorities. The buses will be operated by […]
Continue ReadingThree DaimlerChrysler hydrogen buses have hit the streets in Beijing, China as part of an eight-year, two-phase project, creating a stir in the communist community. Traditional buses in China’s larger cities are major contributors to air pollution. According to Renaud Meyer, Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program in China, “This marks the […]
Continue ReadingFord Motor Company has announced the delivery of five Ford hydrogen shuttle buses next year to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the Clean Cities Coachella Valley Region (C3VR) of California. The E-450 shuttle buses, powered by V-10 internal combustion engines and compressed hydrogen will help the tribe to move visitors efficiently and […]
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