On Friday, 07/25/2014, in Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga had stated that all official vehicles at the various ministries must be fuel cell vehicles. The government is also discussing subsidies to help promote the introduction of commercial fuel cell vehicles in that country. According to 4-Traders, “Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to start selling • Read More »
Archives: Political Issues
U.S. DOE and DOT Offering Millions for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research
January 14, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Political Issues.Recently the U. S Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Transportation (DOT) have announced the availability of millions of dollars for hydrogen fuel cell research. The DOE is making $7 million available and the DOT is making $24.9 million available. Now I’ve already talked about FedEx adding fuel cells to 20 of their delivery • Read More »
China: Choosing hydrail?
January 11, 2014 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on China: Choosing hydrail? | Filed in: Conferences, Hydrail, Infrastructure, Political Issues.by Guest Blogger Stan Thompson A version of this post originally appeared January 12, 2014, in my Mooresville [NC] Tribune newspaper column. Last month, when China’s Jade Rabbit lunar explorer touched down on the moon, it may have given the world a hint about that country’s railroad vision. As the pundits observed, China didn’t replicate the American • Read More »
H2USA Signals about Face for Obama on Hydrogen Cars
March 12, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 4 Comments | Filed in: Political Issues.I’ve talked many times about the Obama White House’s less than enthusiastic stance on hydrogen cars, putting money behind battery electric vehicles instead. And I’ve even talked in recent months how the President is warming up and evolving on the idea of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as a long range, zero emission, quick fueling solution. • Read More »
White House Petition for More Funding for Hydrogen Cars
February 13, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on White House Petition for More Funding for Hydrogen Cars | Filed in: Political Issues.Gregory B. recently placed a link on the Hydrogen Cars Now Facebook page to a Whitehouse.gov petition web page. The petition asks President Obama’s administration to set aside more funding for hydrogen fueled vehicles. Here is the full text of the petition: we petition the obama administration to: Put more funding into the development, safety • Read More »
California Governor Issues Executive Order for Fuel Cell Cars
February 12, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on California Governor Issues Executive Order for Fuel Cell Cars | Filed in: Political Issues.California Governor Jerry Brown has issued an executive order (B-16-2012) for growing the market for zero emission vehicles (ZEV) including hydrogen fuel cell cars and other vehicles. The ZEV’s included in the executive order are hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The target is to get 1.5 million ZEV’s • Read More »
Two Car Magazines Say Obama May Accept Hydrogen Cars
November 8, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Political Issues.Just two days after the national election, two car magazines are pondering the possibilities that second-term President Obama will be friendly to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles this time around. Largely because of the cool attitude of Energy Secretary Stephen Chu, the President hadn’t warmed up to fuel cells in the first part of his first • Read More »
Hydrail and Sandy: Learning the Hard Way
November 1, 2012 | By Stan Thompson | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrail, Hydrogen Economy, Infrastructure, News, Political Issues.Posted on November 1, 2012 By guest blogger, Stan Thompson What you won’t hear, but should, in news coverage about Hurricane Sandy and transit service interruptions is that hydrail—hydrogen fuel cell/battery hybrid—subway trains would be much less impacted by salt water flooding. That’s not to say subway service could have continued. Signaling, switching and many • Read More »
HYDRAIL, FRACKING AND WILLIE SUTTON
September 2, 2012 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on HYDRAIL, FRACKING AND WILLIE SUTTON | Filed in: Fuel Cells, Hydrail, Hydrogen Fuel Production, Hydrogen Fueling Stations, Hydrogen Vehicles, Hyrail, Infrastructure, Political Issues.Posted on September 2nd, 2012 By guest blogger, Stan Thompson According to Wikipedia, Willie Sutton claimed never to have said the words that elevated him in history from a habitual law-breaker to authorship of Sutton’s Law. Sutton was a notoriously successful bank robber—the original “Slick Willie.” His notoriety earned him a famous, though apocryphal, interview • Read More »
Olympics Says Fuel Cell Taxis Go, But Buses No
July 24, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Political Issues.With the London 2012 Summer Olympics just a few days from commencing, hydrogen fuel cell taxis are still a go, but fuel cell buses are being grounded. Both types of vehicles are receiving their fuel from Air Products. Five hydrogen fuel cell powered London Black Cabs will transport VIPs around the Olympics Games during the • Read More »