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A little over a week ago I talked about how the DOE was restoring funding for hydrogen fuel cell research and other hydrogen related funding. Now, according to stargazette.com another important step in Washington D. C. has taken place. According to this online newspaper, “The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Energy and Water • Read More »

A month ago it looked like hydrogen cars had their lights punched out by the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the current Obama Administration in the 2010 budget. With some help from the National Hydrogen Association (NHA), the California Air Resources Board (CARB), and other advocates the zeroing out of the hydrogen budget • Read More »

As the Obama Administration is slashing the budget and zeroing out hydrogen car development, the European Union is upping the ante. Last week I talked about how President Obama and the DOE’s Energy Secretary Steven Chu chopped the hydrogen budget down 60-percent to $68.2 million and this money is for stationary fuel cell development and • Read More »

This is a good news / bad news blog post. The good news is that a Formula Zero racing cart powered by hydrogen set a new unofficial record on a 1/8 mile track. At the Belgian Circuit Zolder, students from Leuven drove this distance in a mere 10.4 seconds compared to the official record of • Read More »

Just when I talked about how things weren’t as bad as they seemed a few days ago in regard to the federal hydrogen car budget, things have indeed gotten worse. On April 27, I talked about how the Department of Energy’s published budget in 2009, went down to $177.7 million from $211.9 million in 2008. • Read More »

Bloomberg.com is reporting that President Obama has turned a cold shoulder to hydrogen cars in favor of plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs). According to Bloomberg, Honda is also concerned of this shift from the Bush regime who favored hydrogen to the Obama team who favors PHEVs and battery electric vehicles (BAVs). But how does Bloomberg make • Read More »

In case you missed it, President Obama was in Southern California yesterday, first at the Southern California Edison Electric Vehicle Technical Center in Pomona and then on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in Burbank. While at the electric car center in Pomona, President Obama said it was good to get out of Washington to • Read More »

The U. S. automotive bailout is not popular with everyone. Some people say that we should let the North American car companies fail and then let the foreign automakers take over. Others say the U. S. automakers are too big to fail, citing that not only will companies like GM and Chrysler workers be affected • Read More »

In 2008, there was $281 million allocated for the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative under former President Bush. This funding was for research, development and demonstration of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The report itself is an extremely long series of PDF files covering the many different sections. So, I’ve linked to the overview of this report • Read More »

Two days ago I talked about how newbie New York Congressman Eric Massa had decided to drive from upstate New York (Corning) to be sworn-in at Washington DC. The 280-mile drive was accomplished in a Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell which has a range of around 200 miles. So, today the New York Times is reporting • Read More »