Honda announced earlier this month that it intends to lease its Clarity fuel cell vehicle at the end of 2016 in California for just under $500 per month. Is this good news or bad? If you compare the 5-seat Clarity to the 4-seat Toyota Mirai, the monthly lease price is about the same. Ten • Read More »
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The Case for High MPGe Hydrogen FCEVs and Clustered H2 Stations
January 19, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on The Case for High MPGe Hydrogen FCEVs and Clustered H2 Stations | Filed in: Infrastructure.Critics of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have often stated that building a hydrogen fueling station refueling infrastructure is overwhelmingly impossible. Even those who are neutral on hydrogen cars state the same concern. So, let me present a couple of different models of H2 Refueing to reduce those fears. High MPGe H2 Fuel Cell Vehicles • Read More »
BMW Series 5 GT Hydrogen
January 6, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on BMW Series 5 GT Hydrogen | Filed in: .Created from the 5 Series Gran Turismo with the system co-developed by Toyota, the BMW Series 5 GT Hydrogen car promises to deliver excellent performance with zero emissions. The new 5 GT Series also sports an added advantage over pure plug-in electrical vehicles as it does not have the lengthy recharging times. The newest FCV • Read More »
Top 15 Hydrogen Car Milestones of 2015
January 6, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.A review of the year 2015 has unveiled many key hydrogen car milestones. In fact, there were so many that I could not possibly fit them all into one blog post. So I’ve pared the list down to my top 15. Top 15 Hydrogen Car Milestones of 2015 Toyota Mirai (pictured above) rolled out for • Read More »
Hey Toyota How About a Commercial H2 Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid?
November 19, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Now that the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has begun rolling out commercially in the United States it makes me wonder what is in store next for the world’s largest automaker. For years I have been talking about the merits of bringing a hydrogen fuel cell plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV) to market. This idea • Read More »
It’s Been a Bad 2 Weeks for Hydrogen Car Critics
October 27, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 6 Comments | Filed in: Critics.Hydrogen car naysayers, negative Nancies, pessimists, critics, skeptics, deniers, detractors, scoffers, whiners, malcontents, complainers, fusspots, gripers, snivelers, squawkers, curmudgeons, sourpusses, party poopers, faultfinders, nitpickers, grinches, killjoys, spoilsports, quibblers and defeatists have had a bad 2 weeks. Toyota and Mercedes-Benz (Daimler) has seen to that. On Wednesday last week (October 25, 2015) Toyota made an historic • Read More »
BMW i8 Hydrogen
October 25, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on BMW i8 Hydrogen | Filed in: .Today, with fuel cell technology now at the point where it can effectively run automobiles, BMW is introducing the i8 Hydrogen car as the first of a new wave of vehicles using this remarkable power source. However, the BMW i8 Hydrogen is not the first hydrogen powered vehicle that was constructed by BMW. Their history • Read More »
U. S. History Is Made: Toyota Sells 1st Commercial Hydrogen Car
October 21, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.On October 21, 2015, which is also “Back to The Future Day”, Toyota has sold its first hydrogen fuel cell car/s on U. S. soil. The Toyota Mirai, which I have talked about at length, was sold through 8 dealerships in California (4 in NoCal and 4 in SoCal). In order to commemorate this day, • Read More »
Fuel Cell Cars to Power Homes as a Standard Option?
October 13, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Fuel Cell Cars to Power Homes as a Standard Option? | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.This month Toyota will rollout its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle for sale and lease in California and the United Kingdom, with the optional feature of being able to power one’s home in an emergency. In addition, at the end of October 2015, at the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota will be unveiling its FCV Plus • Read More »
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September 5, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Home | Filed in: .Hydrogen Cars Now Some say hydrogen cars are the future, but in reality they are here now (just ask Hyundai and Toyota). When H2 cars become the status quo, the U. S. can lessen its dependence upon foreign oil, achieve lower prices at the fuel pumps and cut down on the greenhouse gases that produce • Read More »