Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
Info about hydrogen fuel cell and H2ICE buses.
On July 2, 2010 I started wondering aloud where were all of the hydrogen fuel cell cars and buses that could have been spotlighted at the 2010 World Cup Soccer championship in South Africa. I basically stated that if the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore could showcase a single hydrogen powered bus then why […]
Continue ReadingRetired comedian and the former King of Late Night TV, Johnny Carson used to make non-stop jokes about the city of Burbank, California. Before Jay Leno took over the Tonight Show, gave it to Conan and took it back, there was Johnny Carson cracking jokes from the studio located in “beautiful downtown Burbank.” But, now […]
Continue ReadingSince I haven’t heard much about the Ford H2ICE (hydrogen internal combustion engine) shuttle buses that were rolled out between 2006 and 2008, I thought it was time for an update on this program. So, I contacted a spokesperson for Ford Motor Company Communications and a Ford H2ICE Service Engineer for an update. Here is […]
Continue ReadingIn November 2009, I had talked about how the first of the 20 BC Transit hydrogen fuel cell buses were arriving in Whistler, British Columbia in time for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. The 20 BC Transit hydrogen buses, powered by Ballard fuel cells, are the largest single bus fleet anywhere. Besides being zero emissions […]
Continue ReadingThe University of South Carolina Hydrogen Hybrid Bus is leaving the moderate temperature of the South and heading towards the much less forgiving temperatures of Vancouver, Canada in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Back in November 2009, I had talked about how hydrogen buses commissioned in Canada were starting to arrive for the 2010 […]
Continue ReadingThis past summer I had talked about a hydrogen yacht sailing around the Mediterranean Sea and just yesterday I had talked about how the first hydrogen transport vehicle was not a boat. So, today, of course I’d like to talk about a new hydrogen yacht on the scene. Pharos Marine, based out of Egypt, has […]
Continue ReadingA couple of weeks ago I talked about how the 40 HyCUTE:FLEET buses mostly in Europe had transported over 8.5 million passengers in their demonstration and testing phase. In the U. S. right now there are 10 hydrogen fuel cell buses operating in six locations. If we include the 20 H2 fuel cell buses being […]
Continue ReadingCurrently, hydrogen fuel cells for the transportation industry lend themselves well to fleet vehicles, forklifts and buses. These vehicles have a central hydrogen refueling station and don’t stray too far from this station. Across the continents, hydrogen fuel cell buses are rolling out in higher numbers. Take for instance the two hydrogen fuel cells buses […]
Continue ReadingB.C. Transit has announced that the first of 20 hydrogen fuel cell buses will arrive in about a week and a half, on November 17 in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. The first bus will arrive next Monday and will be in service for passengers the following week. Whistler, BC is one of the end points […]
Continue ReadingThe global economic recession has not slowed down hydrogen bus development from South America to Europe. In fact both Brazil (congratulations on winning the recent soccer battle) and the Czech Republic have decided to unveil their separate hydrogen fuel cell buses to the world. In Sao Paulo, Brazil up to 5 hydrogen fuel cell hybrid […]
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