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Will the Toyota Prius Prime Kill the Hydrogen Car?

April 9, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Competition.

In December 2007, I posited the question of whether or not PHEVs (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles) will kill both EV’s and hydrogen cars. My reasoning was that if gasoline-electric PHEVs reach the 125mpg to 150mpg range, then consumers may dive into this type of vehicle leaving EVs and FCEVs in the dust. Why? A big • Read More »

Will Methanol Fuel Cell Vehicle Kill the Hydrogen Car?

March 29, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Competition.

  Will the methanol fuel cell vehicle (pictured above) kill the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle? In September 2015, the first methanol (wood alcohol) fueling station was opened in Europe. The station is located in Aalborg, Denmark. Some of the advantages of methanol fuel cell vehicles are: Methanol is a liquid and can be easily transported • Read More »

Netherlands Green Deal Shares Hydrogen Through Natural Gas Pipeline

March 17, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Distribution.

For the first time ever, companies have agreed to share hydrogen through an existing natural gas pipeline. Companies Dow Benelux, Yara and ICL IP have agreed to share H2 through the Netherlands Green Deal Regional Hydrogen program. According to GasUnie, “Dow Benelux, Yara and ICL IP are planning to exchange hydrogen for industrial applications via • Read More »

Pininfarina H2 Speed Concept FCEV Unveiled in Geneva

March 2, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Pininfarina H2 Speed Concept FCEV Unveiled in Geneva | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.

The Pininfarina H2 Speed Concept was unveiled this week at the 86th Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland. The H2 Speed Concept FCEV (fuel cell electric vehicle) was developed by both the Italian custom car coachbuilder Pininfarina and the Swiss EV powertrain company GreenGT. The H2 Speed Concept is being touted as something between an eco-friendly • Read More »

Tata Iris Magic Ziva Unveiled in India

February 23, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.

The Tata Iris Magic Ziva hydrogen fuel cell vehicle was unveiled in early February at the Auto Expo 2016 in Greater Noida, India (near New Dehli). This 5-seater fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) is no racecar as its air-cooled fuel cell replaces a 1-cylinder diesel engine of the regular Magic Iris which has a top • Read More »

Riversimple Razzle-Dazzles in Unveiling Rasa FCEV

February 17, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 4 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.

Today, Riversimple has firmly planted itself into the history of hydrogen cars record books by unveiling the Rasa (the name is credited to Aristotle) hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. This Welsh 2-seater FCEV is a production prototype which can achieve 250 mpge, a 300 mile range and can be refueled in 3 minutes. Twenty Rasa prototypes • Read More »

Riversimple MK2 to Be Unveiled February 17, 2016

February 10, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Riversimple MK2 to Be Unveiled February 17, 2016 | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.

Hydrogen fuel cell carmaker Riversimple has stated that they intend to unveil the new 2-seater MK2 (Mark 2) automobile on February 17, 2016 and I couldn’t be more excited. Boasting 250 mpge and a 300 mile range the Riversimple MK2 represents a significant leap for fuel cell vehicles. The vehicle contains an 8.5 kW PEM • Read More »

Home Hydrogen Fueling Stations a Step Closer with SimpleFuel

February 2, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Home Hydrogen Fueling.

This week the Hydrogen Education Foundation (HEF) announced the SimpleFuel™ Home Vehicle Refueling Appliance as a finalist for the $1 million H2 Refuel H-Prize competition. I had first talked about this in May 2013 when the DOE had first made the announcement about the competition. The announcement this week stated, “The six submissions were received • Read More »