With the signing of a historic agreement between Nikola Corporation and Plug Power, the future of hydrogen fuel cell trucking is poised to get a major boost. This agreement between the two companies, who are both leaders in the hydrogen fuel cell trucking industry, is expected to revolutionize the way goods are transported across the • Read More »
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Plug Power Placing FCVs at Airports
July 2, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.Plug Power, known for selling fuel cell materials handling units, is now placing their FCVs at airports. The fuel cell vehicles (pictured above) will be a part of a demo project for ground support equipment (GSE) vehicles used to carry luggage and cargo. According to Plug Power, “This demo is a significant step in Plug • Read More »
Plug Power Pulls the Plug on 22 Employees Just Before Christmas
December 19, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Plug Power Pulls the Plug on 22 Employees Just Before Christmas | Filed in: Fuel Cells.Plug Power, one of the leading fuel cell makers for warehouse lift trucks and airport tow vehicles is cutting 22 jobs (out of 120 employees) this holiday season. Now, you would think that a do-good green company would have a heart and make such a move after the holidays were over. To be a bit • Read More »
GenDrive Next Generation Fuel Cells for Lift Trucks Announced by Plug Power
October 24, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Forklifts.Last week I talked about how industrial gas supplier Air Liquide was making money from installing hydrogen fueling station infrastructure inside of large commercial warehouses for use by fuel cell powered lift trucks, forklifts and palette trucks. This week I want to talk about another manufacturer in a different segment of the industry profiting from • Read More »
HyPower Plug-In Hybrid Hydrogen-On-Demand Vehicle Announced
April 16, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on HyPower Plug-In Hybrid Hydrogen-On-Demand Vehicle Announced | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.HyPower Fuel Inc. is teaming up with Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) to develop plug-in hybrid flex-fuel vehicles running on hydrogen. Leading the project will be Dr. Clifton Ricketts who has been a professor at MTSU for over 30 years and is a 15-year title-holder for land-speed records for a hydrogen vehicle at the Bonneville • Read More »
Mercedes GLC F-Cell Fuel Cell Plugin Hybrid SUV on Sale in 2017
June 26, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Mercedes GLC F-Cell Fuel Cell Plugin Hybrid SUV on Sale in 2017 | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.In May 2006, I had talked about how hydrogen fuel cell plugin hybrid vehicles may be the best option going forward. As recently as November 2015, I had asked Toyota to develop a Plugin H2 FCEV. Well, this month Mercedes has announced that their hydrogen-powered GLC F-Cell FCEV Plugin SUV will be available for commercial • Read More »
P&G to Convert 200 Battery Forklifts to Hydrogen Power
May 29, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Forklifts.Proctor and Gamble (P&G) has decided to ditch the battery operated forklifts and instead convert 200 of them to hydrogen fuel cell power instead. The decision was made to convert battery powered forklifts at three facilities in Louisiana, California and North Carolina. Plug Power, Incorporated will be in charge of making the conversions and putting • Read More »
Plug-In Hybrid Fuel Cell Vehicle Courtesy U. of Waterloo
March 14, 2011 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.The students at the University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada are not making their last stand but their first in developing a hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrid vehicle that one day may be commercialized. Now, a couple of the major automakers have already come up with such a vehicle such as the Ford HySeries Edge • Read More »
NY Times Says Plug-In Cars Lack Infrastructure
October 23, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on NY Times Says Plug-In Cars Lack Infrastructure | Filed in: Competition.This is almost poetic in a sense. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people say (including myself) that hydrogen cars are almost here but a lack of refueling infrastructure is holding them back. Two days ago, the New York Times published an article titled, “Plug-In Cars Are Almost Here, but Charging Stations Lag.” • 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 »