Posted on September 29th, 2006 by admin
Not bad for government work, says GM as they are working with both the military and the U. S. Postal Service in developing and testing hydrogen vehicles. The U. S. Army is the first of 100 recipients of the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell SUV, which will rollout to other drivers in the third quarter of […]
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Posted on September 28th, 2006 by admin
Well, 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 are […]
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Posted on September 27th, 2006 by admin
Yesterday, I was able to catch up with Rob Peterson, Manager of GM Fuel Cell Communications. Rob was kind enough to clarify some issues surrounding the General Motors rollout of the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell SUV next year.
Here’s the interview:
Hydro Kevin (HK): How does the powertrain on the Equinox fuel cell differ from that on […]
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Posted on September 26th, 2006 by admin
Honda has announced plans to rollout, in limited numbers in Japan and the U. S., a version of its Honda FCX hydrogen fuel cell car in 2008. This announcement is on the heals of BMW and General Motors announcing they will be rolling out their hydrogen cars on a limited basis in 2007.
The newest version […]
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Posted on September 25th, 2006 by admin
Home hydrogen fueling stations hold the dream of being able to fuel up one’s hydrogen car right from one’s own home. Today, the dream is getting closer to reality as General Motors has announced that they too are developing a home hydrogen fueling station to be used with their line of hydrogen cars that they […]
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Posted on September 22nd, 2006 by admin
Hopefully, it’s not like “deja vu all over again” as Yogi Berra might say in regards to California suing automakers to clean up their acts in the Golden State. Yesterday, California’s Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed suit against DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan and Toyota for emitting 30-percent of the state’s greenhouse gases through […]
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Posted on September 21st, 2006 by admin
One day, high altitude wind energy may be a viable source to power hydrogen cars, homes and businesses. In the race to come up alternative and renewable forms of energy for the transition away from fossil fuels, several companies are working on ways to harness high altitude winds to supply that energy.
These companies are not […]
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Posted on September 20th, 2006 by admin
New Delhi, India has plans to install a hydrogen-fueling station that will dispense both pure hydrogen and a natural gas (CNG) / Hydrogen blend (HCNG). The HCNG blend will be comprised of 10-percent hydrogen and will require no major modifications to the CNG engines that are currently running.
An added benefit of the HCNG blend is […]
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Posted on September 19th, 2006 by admin
With the recent announcements by both BMW and General Motors that they will be rolling out hydrogen vehicles to the marketplace in 2007, this puts pressure on the government and industry to develop a hydrogen infrastructure to support such vehicles. The state governments of California, Florida, New York, Michigan, Arizona and Washington DC, to name […]
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Posted on September 18th, 2006 by admin
After last week’s announcement by BMW, General Motors this week is saying “Me, Too! Me, Too!” as GM will also be rolling out 100 hydrogen vehicles in 2007. The Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell SUV will be rolled out under GM’s “Project Driveway” program in California, New York and Washington DC.
The intention of the rollout is […]
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