Previously, Hyundai has stated that they will beat the $50,000 price tag that Toyota has stated they will start selling their fuel cell vehicles for in 2015. Once again Hyundai has upped the ante with more specifics. According to a published report Hyundai now says they will start producing 500 FCVs as early as 2012. • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Cars
1966 GM Electrovan Smithsonian Collection Correction
August 5, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on 1966 GM Electrovan Smithsonian Collection Correction | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Every once in a while I have a reader write in with a correction for the Hydrogen Cars Now website or blog. This is a healthy situation since it keeps the information on this site more up-to-date and accurate. One such person is Hal Wallace, Associate Curator of the Smithsonian Institution’s NMAH Electricity Collections Division. • Read More »
Formula Zero Greenchoice Forze Hydrogen Race Kart Unveiled
July 16, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Since 2006, I’ve been talking about the Formula Zero (zero emissions) racing events. Yesterday Ho-Pin Tung, a Formula 1 racecar driver unveiled the newest Formula One racing vehicle from the Netherlands Delft University of Technology called the “Greenchoice Forze”. The 2010 Formula Zero hydrogen racing championship is set to run on August 19, 2010 in • Read More »
Alfa Romeo MiTo FCVs Help Hydrogen European Lighthouse Project
July 12, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars, Hydrogen Highways.Since the Norway Hynor hydrogen highway project has come to a close, proving the concept that hydrogen cars can indeed traverse steep elevation changes and extremes in temperature what’s the next step? The next step is to carry the torch and start a new project that involves the Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway project, the European Hydrogen • Read More »
Hydrogen Batteries for Hydrogen Cars?
July 7, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.It’s no secret that there has been a long-time rift between the camps of battery electric vehicle (BEV) people and hydrogen car people. Many extremists in each camp have dug their heels in with a glaring disdain for the other technology. But, what if we were to blur the edges a bit between the two • Read More »
They’ll Have to Break Into My Garage to Take My Honda Clarity Away
June 25, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on They’ll Have to Break Into My Garage to Take My Honda Clarity Away | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.The actual quote by Honda Clarity driver and assistant Principal Jack Cusick is, “They’re going to have to break into my garage if they think they’re getting this car back in three years.” The Los Angeles Times wrote an interesting article about the Honda FCX Clarity that adds some tidbits to the information I’ve already • Read More »
Riversimple Hyrban to be Piloted in Leicester, England
June 14, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 5 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Riversimple and its open source Hyrban hydrogen powered city car will be piloted on the streets in Leicester, UK. If all goes well according to the pilot study, expected to kick off in 2012, for a 12 month period, then Leicester is also the location where up to 5,000 Riversimple Hyrban cars will be built. • Read More »
London Fuel Cell Black Cab Is Unveiled
June 11, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 7 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Yesterday I talked about how ITM Power was putting up a hydrogen fueling station at the Stansted Airport in London in 2011. And, in February 2010 I had talked about how the London fuel cell black taxi cabs were coming to London for the 2012 Olympics. Well now one of those hydrogen hybrid black taxis • Read More »
Price Wars Heating Up for Hyundai and Toyota Hydrogen Cars
June 7, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.On May 6, 2010 I had talked about how Toyota was boasting they will be able to build $50,000 hydrogen fuel cell hybrid vehicles by the year 2015. Over the weekend Hyundai-Kia has taken up the gauntlet and stated that they can beat that price. In 2008, Hyundai- Kia rolled out the Kia Borrego FCEV • Read More »
H-Cell 2.0 Hydrogen Hybrid Hobby RC Car Unveiled
June 4, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Horizon Fuel Cell has put up for sale its new H-Cell 2.0 hydrogen hobby-grade remote control (RC) car that comes with a major redesign over the last version. Back in 2006, I had talked about the H-Cell 1.0 radio controlled RC that was good for its time. Besides more power and speed (the H-Cell 2.0 • Read More »