In San Diego County, the city of Chula Vista is leasing a Honda FCX hydrogen car for $500 per month. And, nobody wants to drive it. According to Claire Gomez, a fiscal office specialist for the city, “I try not to drive it just because of the price. I don’t want to be the one • Read More »
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North Dakotans Pickup the Hydrogen Future Using Wind
July 28, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on North Dakotans Pickup the Hydrogen Future Using Wind | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.Minot, North Dakota, a town that was once known as “Little Chicago” back in the days of Al Capone was once a major hub for Capone’s liquor smuggling operation complete with underground tunnels to conceal the cargo. Minot has come a long way since then and today a major stir is occurring in the sense • Read More »
Mazda Showing Off Renesis Hydrogen Car in Norway
July 27, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Mazda Showing Off Renesis Hydrogen Car in Norway | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Norwegian’s would naturally be a part of the worldwide effort to make hydrogen cars a reality, being that they have already taken steps with current projects towards this commitment. As part of Norway’s HyNor Project, which is building a 350-mile hydrogen highway system between Oslo and Stavanger, the Norwegians have invited Mazda to the grand • Read More »
Hawaii Renewable Hydrogen Economy in Development
July 26, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hawaii Renewable Hydrogen Economy in Development | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.In just a few years, the travelers’ paradise of Hawaii may be filled with hydrogen cars and buses zipping around the tropical islands. Recent renewable energy legislation authored by Governor Linda Lingle calls for Hawaii to give up its addiction to fossil fuels (77-percent of Oahu is powered by burning oil) and start using hydrogen, • Read More »
Electric Car Resurrects From the Grave, Competes with H2 Cars
July 25, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Electric Car Resurrects From the Grave, Competes with H2 Cars | Filed in: Competition.If the movie “Who Killed the Electric Car” is to be fully dramatic, then like any sad movie people pay their last respects at the funeral and grieve the forever loss of this vehicle. But, if Tesla Motors has anything to say about it, the movie is more like a horror movie (to big oil • Read More »
Connecticut Company Contracted for Cost-Effective Hydrogen
July 24, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Connecticut Company Contracted for Cost-Effective Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.A Connecticut company called FuelCell Energy, Incorporated has received a contract from the U. S. Department of Defense to produce high quality hydrogen on the cheap. The hydrogen is expected to rival the current costs of gasoline and may be used to help build the hydrogen highway infrastructure. Currently, the cost to produce hydrogen is • Read More »
Ford in Production of E-450 Hydrogen Shuttle Buses
July 21, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Ford in Production of E-450 Hydrogen Shuttle Buses | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses, Hydrogen Vehicles.On June 12, 2006 I had talked about how Ford was delivering five E-450 hydrogen shuttle buses to the Palm Springs, California region to be operated by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Ford is now in production of 20 of the V-10 powered hydrogen shuttle buses, but the first eight are scheduled to • Read More »
GM Goes Postal with Hydrogen Vehicles
July 20, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on GM Goes Postal with Hydrogen Vehicles | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.In Springfield, Virginia and the Washington D. C. suburbs, postal carrier Bob Sisk delivers mail with the aid of a General Motors HydroGen3 hydrogen vehicle. According to the Associated Press, Sisk, 62 is carrying letters and packages as part of a demonstration project that is aimed at testing the feasibility of hydrogen vehicles and infrastructure. • Read More »
Who Killed the Hydrogen Car – Part 2
July 19, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Who Killed the Hydrogen Car – Part 2 | Filed in: Competition.Yesterday, in Part 1, I had talked about how the filmmakers for “Who Killed the Electric Car” are blaming hydrogen cars for the demise of the EVs. The documentary also blamed Big Oil, the automakers (especially General Motors), the Federal Government and the California regulators for killing off electric vehicles. They even blamed the consumers • Read More »
Who Killed the Hydrogen Car – Part 1
July 18, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Who Killed the Hydrogen Car – Part 1 | Filed in: Competition.If you’ve seen the current documentary “Who Killed the Electric Car” you’ll know that hydrogen cars have been found to be one of the guilty contributors to the demise of EVs. I think this assignation of blame is misplaced. I believe that in regards to lessening our dependency upon foreign oil and reducing emissions into • Read More »