So, what will the hydrogen car drivers of the future do when they become either disabled or too old to drive? In steps the H-ergo Piemonte Personal Mobility Vehicle, (rolled out at the SAE World Congress this week), which is a wheelchair powered by hydrogen fuel cell. The H-ergo is ergonomically designed (and thus the • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Vehicles
Hydrolleys and Hydrail Eliminate Costly Electric Power Feeds
April 13, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrolleys and Hydrail Eliminate Costly Electric Power Feeds | Filed in: Hydrail, Hydrogen Vehicles.There’s been a lot of talk about California’s high-speed electric train (bullet train) speeding to and from all major cities in the Golden State with a hefty price tag of $37 billion. But, there is another new technology that has mostly slipped under the radar and that is: hydrogen trains. Hydrolley (hydrogen trolleys) and hydrail • Read More »
Navy’s Ion Tiger Hydrogen Powered UAV to Break Records
April 9, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Navy’s Ion Tiger Hydrogen Powered UAV to Break Records | Filed in: Hydrogen Aircraft, Hydrogen Vehicles.The U. S. Navy is planning to break current records with their hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The Ion Tiger, when completed will be able to fly for 24-hours straight and carry a 5-pound payload. In November 2008, I talked about the University of Michigan Endurance UAV which had just set the record for a • Read More »
Hydra 1 Fuel Cell Boat a Blast from the Past
April 2, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats, Hydrogen Vehicles.I’ve talked about hydrogen fuel cell boats many times in the past. But, one I’ve neglected to mention (and thanks to Heinz in Germany for sending this in) is the Hydra 1 fuel cell boat that was launched in the year 2000. Some of the previous fuel cell boats I’ve mentioned include the Duffy Ferryboat • Read More »
New Holland Fuel Cell Farm Tractor Wins Gold Medal
February 27, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.At the SIMA Innovation Awards 2009, New Holland Agriculture has pulled away from the pack winning both gold and silver medals. The gold metal was won not only for the fuel cell tractor, but for the concept of an entire farm that creates its own hydrogen using wind, solar or biomass and feeds the tractor with this hydrogen. • Read More »
Russian Natural Gas Caravan & Road Tour Adds Hydrogen Vehicles
February 20, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Russian Natural Gas Caravan & Road Tour Adds Hydrogen Vehicles | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.Last summer I talked about the possibility of hydrogen and CNG (compressed natural gas) vehicles being flex fuel companions of the future. In September 2008, the Russian CNG Caravan, featuring natural gas vehicles and one running on hythane (natural gas and hydrogen blend) drove from Saint-Petersburg via Novgorod and Tver to Moscow. Because of the • Read More »
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Tractor Surfaces and Could Run on Biomass
February 12, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 4 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.I’ve talked about this particular New Holland NH2 hydrogen fuel cell farm tractor before. And now it has just made an appearance for the first time in Turin, Italy. Throwing off the shroud of secrecy the fuel cell tractor could one day even run on hydrogen created from biomass. In other words, the vehicle would • Read More »
Why Not a Hydrogen Powered AeroCivic?
February 2, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Why Not a Hydrogen Powered AeroCivic? | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.I’ve said before that the key to going forward with a hydrogen transportation system is to use less hydrogen. It makes no sense to replace the current 380 million barrels of oil per month the U. S. is currently importing with a comparable amount of hydrogen, biofuels or coal added to the grid in order • Read More »
Hydrogen Vehicle Videos Worth Viewing
January 9, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Vehicle Videos Worth Viewing | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.Since it’s the end of the week, and the beginning of the new year and since I haven’t done this for a while, I thought it was time I revisited what kind of hydrogen vehicle videos are showing up on Youtube now days. So, I’ve picked my top 5 hydrogen vehicle videos that feature students • Read More »
Burbank Plug-In Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus Coming Soon
December 30, 2008 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Burbank Plug-In Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus Coming Soon | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses, Hydrogen Vehicles.The city of Burbank, California has decided to throw its hat in the ring and become the latest city to test a hydrogen fuel cell transit bus. What makes this bus unique however that it is also a PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle). Some have argued that putting PHEV batteries, fuel cell and hydrogen tanks • Read More »