Okay, so I’ll admit that at first glance this one seems to be a little wacky. Who wants to power a rickshaw or velotaxi with fuel cells anyway? Apparently the, uh, Germans, do. In fact, those in the tourist trade who are tired of pedaling overweight tourists around town say they need a break. German • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Vehicles
HYDRAIL 2012: THE BIRMINGHAM U.K. CONFERENCE
June 11, 2012 | By Stan Thompson | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrail, Hydrogen Vehicles, Hyrail, Infrastructure.By guest blogger, Stan Thompson The Centre for Railway Research and Education at the University of Birmingham, UK, hosts this year’s International Hydrail Conference (IHC) on 3 and 4 July and the trend is clearly toward putting hydrogen on the main line. Hosting the Hydrail Conference in the UK was the idea of U. Birmingham • Read More »
World’s First Hydrogen Powered Riding Lawnmower Unveiled
April 24, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on World’s First Hydrogen Powered Riding Lawnmower Unveiled | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.Recently I had the pleasure of having an email conversation with Mathilde Perreux from MaHyTec about their invention of the world’s first hydrogen-powered riding lawnmower. Pictured is the riding lawnmower and right above the seat in the white enclosure is where the hydrogen tanks are contained. Here is our conversation: HydroKevin (HK): Why did your • Read More »
RoboJelly Hydrogen Powered Robotic Jellyfish Developed
March 22, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on RoboJelly Hydrogen Powered Robotic Jellyfish Developed | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have created a “Wow” factor robotic device that runs on hydrogen. This device is being dubbed RoboJelly because it looks like a jellyfish and mimics its movements. The futuristic prototype is fueled by both hydrogen and oxygen which not only makes up water in the ocean but • Read More »
SMILE FC System Corporation Formed by Suzuki and Intelligent Energy
February 7, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on SMILE FC System Corporation Formed by Suzuki and Intelligent Energy | Filed in: Hydrogen Scooters, Hydrogen Vehicles.Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corporation and the UK’s Intelligent Energy have been collaborating for years on building demonstration fuel cell vehicles. Two of the most successful of the partnership’s products have been in creating fuel cell motorcycles and scooters namely the Suzuki Crosscage motorcycle and Suzuki Burgman fuel cell scooter. In 2005, the Suzuki Ionis hydrogen • Read More »
Fleet of HyAlfa Three Wheelers Unveiled in India
January 11, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Fleet of HyAlfa Three Wheelers Unveiled in India | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.I first talked about the Hy-Alfa (at that time it was hyphenated) in August 2009. Back then it was something that was being worked on in India, but there were no guarantees that it would ever make it to the testing phase. Now, a fleet of HyAlfa (no hyphen) three-wheel vehicles have been rolled out • Read More »
EcoMotion Truck Uses Methanol and Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Gardening
December 20, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on EcoMotion Truck Uses Methanol and Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Gardening | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.The Danish have done it again. They’ve identified a problem and solved it using high tech. At the low tech Holstebro Cemeteries there is a need for quiet machinery and transportation so that the staff can go about the gardening and beautification duties. So, in steps the EcoMotion Truck, which is fueled by liquid methanol • Read More »
New Holland NH2 Fuel Cell Tractor Heads for the Farm
November 18, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.In February 2009, I had talked about how the New Holland NH2 fuel cell farm tractor won the gold medal in the SIMA Innovation Awards. The farm tractor easily pulled away from its combination, not only being the best in category but the only in category in regard to hydrogen fuel cell powered tractors. Well, • Read More »
Hydrail: Spain Leaps Ahead!
October 10, 2011 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on Hydrail: Spain Leaps Ahead! | Filed in: Hydrail, Hydrogen Vehicles, News.By guest blogger Stan Thompson It’s way too easy to miss really important events in the history of hydrogen railroading if they don’t contain the magic searchable word “hydrail”. I missed a huge one last month: the demonstration of Europe’s (and perhaps the world’s) first hydrail train—or maybe the first hydrolley—now planned for regular passenger • Read More »
Suzuki Burgman Conducting Field Trials in Japan
May 31, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Suzuki Burgman Conducting Field Trials in Japan | Filed in: Hydrogen Scooters, Hydrogen Vehicles.If you happen to be a hydrogen car and vehicle supporter then you’ve naturally developed a lot of patience. I’ve had the hydrogen car website up for 6 years and I’ve been writing this blog for over 5 years now. And in this time, I’ve seen technology come and go while others just sort of • Read More »