While consumers are feeling the pain at the pump now, taxi drivers in Las Vegas are getting propane at the pump. In order to cuts costs and help the environment the Yellow Cab companies in Las Vegas, Nevada have decided to acquire some Toyota Priuses and convert some Ford Crown Victoria automobiles and other cars […]
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The new Honda Civic GX compressed natural gas (CNG) automobile has thrown down the gauntlet towards hydrogen cars. For the fifth year in a row the Honda Civic GX natural gas vehicle has won the ACEEE “Greenest Vehicles” award.
The Honda Civic GX CNG beats out the Toyota Prius with a green score of 57 vs. […]
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The massive Florida blackout on Tuesday has quieted some of the electric car advocates and the 874 or so owners of EVs in the state. The Florida blackout that affected between 1 and 3 million people in the southern regions, started at an electrical substation west of Miami.
A fire at the substation triggered a domino-like […]
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PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric), the power company made infamous by the real life story and movie “Erin Brockovich” has decided to shut down a part of the Hydrogen Highway in northern California.
Just 3 ½ years out of bankruptcy the largest electric company in northern California has decided to pull the plug on the San […]
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The biggest threat to hydrogen cars and all electric cars is not each other as many would have you believe. The biggest threat to both hydrogen cars AND all electric cars are plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV).
If PHEVs are available within the next 3 years as Toyota and GM are both claiming and are widely […]
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Hydrogen cars may not be the only solution when it comes to zero emissions and weaning this country off of fossil fuels. One other solution is less cars. And, on that note several companies have been involved in car-sharing programs to help those who would like to give up their automobiles but still need a […]
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Hydrogen cars have many competitors that could, in theory, knock them out of existence entirely, retard the industry’s growth and acceptance or at least take a bite out of future market share. Some of the obvious threats to hydrogen cars are those powered by electricity, biofuels, compressed air and plug-in hybrids.
But, there is another threat […]
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In the past, I’ve discussed some of the major threats to hydrogen cars in the future car marketplace. Such threats include electric vehicles, biofuel vehicles, solar cars and compressed air vehicles. And, liquid nitrogen (LN2) cars must also be added to the list.
The air we breathe is made up of 78-percent nitrogen, 21-percent oxygen and […]
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There’s been a lot of hype and hysteria recently between hydrogen car advocates and those who are passionate about electric vehicles (EV). But, there’s a new game in town. A company called MDI (Moteur Developpment International) is introducing the world’s first commercial compressed air car and those into hydrogen and EV’s have been seen scratching […]
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In another segment of “Who Killed the Hydrogen Car?” it has been brought to my attention by someone replying to a post on this blog that hydrogen cars are dead and cars with nano-lithium (LiFePO4) battery technology will take over the world.
As a little background, lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries, or nano lithium-ion batteries as […]
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