In April of 2016, I wrote a blog post titled “Where are all of the hydrogen trucks?” Now, as of December 2016, the Nikola Motor Company has answered this call by unveiling the Nikola One and Nikola Two long-haul, class 8 hydrogen fuel cell trucks. The Nikola Two is very similar to the Nikola One • Read More »
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Where Are All of the Hydrogen Trucks?
April 27, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Trucks.In the past I’ve written quite a bit about all different sizes and shapes of prototype hydrogen fuel cell and ICE (internal combustion engine) trucks. Since I haven’t talked about this recently I’m thinking now would be a good time to revisit this subject. Before their bankruptcy a couple of years back, Vision Industries produced • Read More »
Hey Toyota How About a Commercial H2 Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid?
November 19, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Now that the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has begun rolling out commercially in the United States it makes me wonder what is in store next for the world’s largest automaker. For years I have been talking about the merits of bringing a hydrogen fuel cell plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV) to market. This idea • Read More »
2008 – 2009
August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .Hydrogen Fuel Cars 2008 – 2009 The year 2008 featured several hydrogen concept cars shown only at the auto shows, one custom-build hydrogen ICE vehicle and two fuel cell cars open to consumers on a limited basis for testing. The year 2008 premiered both GM’s Project Driveway and the Honda FCX Clarity lease vehicle. The • Read More »
Vision Industries Offers Fuel Cell Class 8 Trucks with IREx
June 17, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Vision Industries Offers Fuel Cell Class 8 Trucks with IREx | Filed in: Hydrogen Trucks.Vision Industries out of Long Beach, California has introduced an Intelligent Range Extender (IREx) for its fuel cell class 8 trucks. According to the press release, “Vision Industries Corporation today announced that it will introduce its newly developed ‘Intelligent Range Extender’ system in its next generation Class 8 trucks, originally designed for short-haul cargo transportation, • Read More »
First Hydrogen Fueling Station in Texas to be Built
December 6, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on First Hydrogen Fueling Station in Texas to be Built | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.This comes under the category of “well, it’s about time.” With the help of the Environmental Defense Fund, hydrogen fuel cell truck maker Visions Industries and industrial gas supplier Air Products the first hydrogen fueling station in Texas is about to be built. This fueling station in Houston isn’t aimed towards cars, however. Vision Industries • Read More »
Black Cabs of London Refuel with Hydrogen in Swindon
July 31, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 6 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.On July 24, 2012 I talked about the plans during the 2012 London Olympics to ground the fuel cell buses and let the hydrogen-powered taxis run. This plan has come to fruition this week although there has been a hiccup or two. For instance, as I had previously talked about the hydrogen fueling station in • Read More »
Australian Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Gaining Ground
November 10, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Trucks.Australia’s RMIT University has created a small-scale replica of the Scania Highline series long haul truck, but this one is operated by remote control and hydrogen fuel cell. The full scale real life diesel version usually travels between the cities of Melbourne and Sydney. According to RMIT, “Professor Aleksandar Subic, Head of the School of • Read More »
Commercialization of Fuel Cell Forklifts Keeps on Rolling
July 20, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Commercialization of Fuel Cell Forklifts Keeps on Rolling | Filed in: Hydrogen Forklifts.Yesterday I talked about the near future commercialization of the Class-B Big Rig Tyrano Truck from Vision Industries. Now, I would like to talk about the present day commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell materials handling vehicles such as forklifts and palette trucks. In fact over the past couple of years I’ve talked about fuel cell • Read More »
FedEx Switches to Hydrogen Forklifts
November 1, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on FedEx Switches to Hydrogen Forklifts | Filed in: Hydrogen Forklifts.Companies are getting wise to the merits of using hydrogen forklifts and palette trucks for cleaning up the indoor air quality of large warehouse facilities. And, hydrogen forklifts are not something I’ve been shy in talking about. I’ve made 15 posts about hydrogen forklifts in the last 10 months. I’ve also talked about FedEx testing • Read More »