Archives: Hydrogen Bikes

Pragma Industries to Rollout 1st Commercial Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bikes

October 6, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Pragma Industries to Rollout 1st Commercial Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bikes | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes.

Pragma Industries are gearing up to rollout what they claim to be the first commercial hydrogen fuel cell bikes. They will be rolling out 100 Pragma Alpha fuel cell bikes in 2016 in France. According to the Telegraph, “The world’s first commercial electric bike running on hydrogen with only pure water as waste, so its • Read More »

Electrolyte Hydrogen Fuel Cell e-Bike to Debut

August 27, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Electrolyte Hydrogen Fuel Cell e-Bike to Debut | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes.

Next week German e-bike maker Electrolyte will be showcasing their first hydrogen fuel cell bicycle. According to the manufacturer this e-bike can travel 300 miles before refueling. BikeBiz.com states, “German electric bike maker Electrolyte is to debut what it says is the world’s first cartridge hydrogen fuel cell electric bike at Eurobike next week. “Having • Read More »

Gitane Alter Bike by Cycleurope to Roll Out Soon

May 30, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes.

The Gitane Alter Bike by Cycleurope is said to be the first of its kind in the world. The hydrogen fuel cell e-bike uses a combination of fuel cell and lithium-ion batteries for power. The fuel cell hybrid bike’s advantages over regular electric bikes is short recharging times, longer range and no plugin infrastructure will • Read More »

APFCT Fuel Cell Scooter Update

July 13, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on APFCT Fuel Cell Scooter Update | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes, Hydrogen Scooters.

The last time I talked about APFCT I gave an update about their fuel cell microcar and FCV scooter program in Taiwan. What is unique about both of these programs is the swappable canister (compressed hydrogen tank) aspect where a rider or driver can swap out fuel tanks in about 1 minute and go on • Read More »

Pedego Electric Bike Uses Hydrogen Fuel Cell Range Extender

September 24, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 10 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes.

Pedego Electric Bikes and SiGNa Chemistry have developed a hydrogen fuel cell range extender for their line of electric bicycles. According to the Pedego press release, “The announced battery-fuel cell hybrid system is compatible with all existing Pedego bicycles and batteries. For every 1.5 lbs. of weight a rider carries, an additional 700 watt-hours of • Read More »

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Scooters in Tourist Locations?

June 16, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes, Hydrogen Scooters, Hydrogen Vehicles.

Yesterday, I talked about the APFCT hydrogen scooter taking a road trip around Taiwan. On this trip the empty hydrogen tank was swapped out for a fresh tank several times in less than 3 minutes. This got me to thinking about worldwide scooter sales and where gasoline scooters could be replaced by hydrogen fuel cell • Read More »

ACTA Energy Hydrogen Bike and University of Madison Hydrogen Scooter

December 9, 2009 | By | Comments Off on ACTA Energy Hydrogen Bike and University of Madison Hydrogen Scooter | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes, Hydrogen Scooters, Hydrogen Vehicles.

Well, this is the week for hydrogen bikes and scooters as we have two separate developments in these areas. First up is the ACTA hydrogen bike which was exhibited at the EICMA Motor Show in Milan, Italy. This hydrogen assisted bike can either be motivated by pedal power or fuel cell. The hydrogen is stored • Read More »