I always like talking about the Formula Zero racing go-kart events. They are a fun, fast & furious venue in which to talk about the merits of hydrogen powered vehicles. At The Hague, the Netherlands, the Technical University Delft’s Greenchoice Forze hydrogen fuel cell race team won, beating a gasoline powered go-kart. And not only • Read More »
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Formula Zero Greenchoice Forze Hydrogen Race Kart Unveiled
July 16, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Since 2006, I’ve been talking about the Formula Zero (zero emissions) racing events. Yesterday Ho-Pin Tung, a Formula 1 racecar driver unveiled the newest Formula One racing vehicle from the Netherlands Delft University of Technology called the “Greenchoice Forze”. The 2010 Formula Zero hydrogen racing championship is set to run on August 19, 2010 in • Read More »
2010 Formula Zero and Le Mans Hydrogen Racecars a Go-Go
June 3, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on 2010 Formula Zero and Le Mans Hydrogen Racecars a Go-Go | Filed in: Competition.The wonderful thing about hydrogen cars is that they can be like any other car. They can be street legal vehicles tooling down the city streets or taking a long road trip on the highways or they can be used as racecars. There are two different hydrogen racecar events that have caught my eye recently. • Read More »
Formula Zero Sets Record While Formula Obama Pulls Up Lame
May 12, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Political Issues.This is a good news / bad news blog post. The good news is that a Formula Zero racing cart powered by hydrogen set a new unofficial record on a 1/8 mile track. At the Belgian Circuit Zolder, students from Leuven drove this distance in a mere 10.4 seconds compared to the official record of • Read More »
2008 Formula Zero Championship Race Starts Today
August 22, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on 2008 Formula Zero Championship Race Starts Today | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.I first talked about Formula Zero racing two year ago almost to the day. Formula Zero is a hydrogen fuel cell go-cart style racing venue initiated by Dutch designers, Godert van Hardenbroek and Eelco Rietveld. Today starts off the first day of the 2008 Formula Zero Championship also called the World Premiere Rotterdam FZ-GP. The • Read More »
Formula Zero Championship Student Edition Gearing Up
January 23, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.I had talked previously about the Formula Zero fuel cell racing demonstration project developed by Godert van Hardenbroek and Eelco Rietveld. I also followed up with a post last September about how a Formula Zero Go-Kart broke the world record by coming in at 11.591 seconds in the 1/8 mile sprint at a top speed • Read More »
Formula Zero Go-Cart Racing Tests Hydrogen Interest
August 21, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Formula Zero Go-Cart Racing Tests Hydrogen Interest | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Formula Zero intends to be a traveling circus on wheels when it hits the circuit not long from now. Formula Zero will be the first hydrogen fuel cell go-cart racing venue anywhere and will set up its portable racetracks outside of popular existing venues such as grand prix races, industrial fairs and political summits. Formula • Read More »
Forze V First Formula Hydrogen Fuel Cell Racecar Kicks Butt
July 18, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Forze V First Formula Hydrogen Fuel Cell Racecar Kicks Butt | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.I’ve written about the Forze fuel cell racecar several times now over the past 4 years. The last time I wrote about the Forze IV fuel cell go-kart it won the Formula Zero competition which was hosted in Hague, The Netherlands. This time I would like to talk about the Forze V which stepped up • Read More »
Formula H Hydrogen Racecar Goes for Guinness World Record
November 5, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Formula H Hydrogen Racecar Goes for Guinness World Record | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Australia’s RMIT University and Germany’s Fachhochschule Ingolstadt University have co-developed a “Formula H” racecar that they intend to attempt a Guinness World Record with next year in Germany. The single seat hydrogen vehicle uses a converted motorcycle motor and is expected to reach around 100 mph in the F1 class. The Formula H car will • Read More »
TU Delft H2 Race Car Forze IV to Be Reckoned With
July 12, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on TU Delft H2 Race Car Forze IV to Be Reckoned With | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.In August 2010, I had talked about the Technical University Delft’s Greenchoice Forze hydrogen fuel cell racing go-kart winning the Formula Zero competition in the Hague, Netherlands. They had beaten a gasoline-powered car to take home the honors. This year the team of students decided to upgrade their fuel cell vehicle. According to TU Delft, • Read More »