In 2009, I talked about how naturally occurring hydrogen is being leaked from the earth’s crust in Russia (see image at top), Europe and a few other places. I posited that one day this free hydrogen gas could one day be used to fuel cars. In 2011, I asked the rhetorical question of whether or • Read More »
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Where Are All Of The Hydrogen Fuel Cell School Buses?
July 12, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Where Are All Of The Hydrogen Fuel Cell School Buses? | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses.Now that hydrogen fuel cell buses have become more commonplace, I need to ask the question where are all of the hydrogen fuel cell school buses? One of the many advantages of traditional hydrogen fuel cell passenger buses (besides being greener running and involving less maintenance) is that they are before the public eye and • Read More »
Will Ethanol + Fuel Cells Take Over the Clean Car Market?
July 7, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Will Ethanol + Fuel Cells Take Over the Clean Car Market? | Filed in: Competition.In the past few weeks, two major stories broken about the use of ethanol to power fuel cells. Does this mean that ethanol plus FCEVs will take over the market? On June 14, 2016, Nissan announced that they were developing a Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell (SOFC) vehicle that runs on bio-ethanol (see picture at top). According • Read More »
Tata Motors Starbus Fuel Cell Bus Takes to Streets in India
July 3, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses.Tata Motors has developed a 30-seat hydrogen fuel cell bus for the street of India. The bus has roof-mounted hydrogen cylinders, 114 hp fuel cells and lithium ion batteries for energy storage. According to Tata Motors (the 4th largest bus manufacturer in the world), the advantages of this FC bus include: Gasoline engines in conventional • Read More »
Mercedes GLC F-Cell Fuel Cell Plugin Hybrid SUV on Sale in 2017
June 26, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Mercedes GLC F-Cell Fuel Cell Plugin Hybrid SUV on Sale in 2017 | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.In May 2006, I had talked about how hydrogen fuel cell plugin hybrid vehicles may be the best option going forward. As recently as November 2015, I had asked Toyota to develop a Plugin H2 FCEV. Well, this month Mercedes has announced that their hydrogen-powered GLC F-Cell FCEV Plugin SUV will be available for commercial • Read More »
Where Are All the Hydrail (Hydrogen Trains) in California?
June 13, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Where Are All the Hydrail (Hydrogen Trains) in California? | Filed in: Hydrail.Of all the U. S. states, California has shown the biggest commitment to clean transportation including fuel cell vehicles. In the Golden State there are fuel cell cars for sale and lease, fuel cell buses deployed north and south, plus fuel cell trucks and delivery vans gracing the roadways. With all of this commitment to • Read More »
BMW Predicts FCEVs & BEVs Will Coexist in the Future
May 22, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.According to Merten Jung, BMW’s head of fuel cell development, in the future FCEVs (fuel cell electric vehicles) and BEVs (battery electric vehicles) will coexist and PHEVs (plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) will fade into the sunset. Mr. Jung believes that PHEVs are simply transitional technology until FCEVs and BEVs take hold in the market. According • Read More »
Riversimple Gets Complex with New FCEV Prototypes
May 8, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Riversimple Gets Complex with New FCEV Prototypes | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.A couple of months ago, Riversimple rolled out its Rasa hydrogen FCEV (fuel cell electric vehicle). And, now that we’ve gotten used to this cool, cutting edge design, Riversimple has done it again, but unveiling two new design prototypes at the London Motor Show. According to Gizmag, “In an attempt to augment the simple hatchback • Read More »
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 »
Happy EarthDay Hydrogen Car Folks!!!
April 22, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Happy EarthDay Hydrogen Car Folks!!! | Filed in: News.Happy EarthDay Hydrogen Car Folks!!!