Archives: Competition

Business Gets Down to Hydrail

December 3, 2018 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on Business Gets Down to Hydrail | Filed in: Competition, Conferences, Hydrail, Hydrogen Economy, Hyrail.

by guest blogger, Stan Thompson When Dr. Holger Busche conceived wind turbine powered commuter trains for Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, back in 1998, he probably had a business model in mind, though he is a committed environmentalist. But by the time I presented the passenger hydrail concept to the US DOT in 2003, the environmental angle had become • Read More »

Will the Increasing BEV Range Kill the Hydrogen Car?

September 13, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Will the Increasing BEV Range Kill the Hydrogen Car? | Filed in: Competition.

There have been a couple of big announcements lately regarding the increased range of BEV (battery electric vehicles). The new Tesla Model S is supposed to have a range of 315 miles and the new Chevy Bolt EV is said to have a range of 238 miles. So, the question of the day is will • 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 »

Will the Toyota Prius Prime Kill the Hydrogen Car?

April 9, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Competition.

In December 2007, I posited the question of whether or not PHEVs (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles) will kill both EV’s and hydrogen cars. My reasoning was that if gasoline-electric PHEVs reach the 125mpg to 150mpg range, then consumers may dive into this type of vehicle leaving EVs and FCEVs in the dust. Why? A big • Read More »

Will Methanol Fuel Cell Vehicle Kill the Hydrogen Car?

March 29, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Competition.

  Will the methanol fuel cell vehicle (pictured above) kill the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle? In September 2015, the first methanol (wood alcohol) fueling station was opened in Europe. The station is located in Aalborg, Denmark. Some of the advantages of methanol fuel cell vehicles are: Methanol is a liquid and can be easily transported • Read More »

Elon Musk Calls Hydrogen Cars a Bunch of BS

October 29, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 5 Comments | Filed in: Competition.

High flying tech magnate Elon Musk, who is the CEO of SpaceX and battery electric carmaker Tesla Motors, recently called hydrogen cars a bunch of BS. He has a reason for doing this. According to Bloomberg, “Behind Musk’s protestations is the fact that his Tesla competes for resources with hydrogen cars, in the form of • Read More »

Killer App for Hydrogen Cars Needed

May 10, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Competition.

Yesterday I was reading news that at the Washington DC Consumer Electronics Show two products by Ford were getting a lot of buzz. The first was the 2012 Ford Focus Electric car which is supposed to roll into showrooms later this year. The second product creating a lot of buzz in the MyFordMobileApp. Now, if • 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 »

Union County NJ Student Model Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Contest

January 4, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Union County NJ Student Model Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Contest | Filed in: Competition.

In the past, I’ve talked about various student contests involving designing model hydrogen fuel cell cars. Since I believe that the students of today will be making the hydrogen car breakthroughs of tomorrow, I enjoy covering such subjects. The fourth annual Hydrogen Fuel Cell Model Car Challenge was held in Union County, New Jersey in • Read More »