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 »
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 »
Happy New Year 2016 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle Friends!
January 1, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Happy New Year 2016 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle Friends! | Filed in: Advocates.Happy New Year 2016 #Hydrogen and #FuelCell Vehicle Advocates, Insiders, Enthusiasts & Friends! Let’s make 2016 the most awesome year ever for hydrogen cars and fuel cell vehicles!
The Finns Get Going with Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure
December 16, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Infrastructure.Earlier this week, two Finnish companies joined forces to create a hydrogen production demonstration in Italy using the local wastewater. Being of partly Finnish heritage myself, I share great interest in what the Finns are up to in regard to hydrogen and fuel cell technology. In May, 2013 Finland unveiled its Hydrogen Roadmap. And in • Read More »
Is the Texas Hydrogen Highway Finally Getting a Reboot?
December 9, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Is the Texas Hydrogen Highway Finally Getting a Reboot? | Filed in: Hydrogen Highways.In the United States, hydrogen has seen a hotbed of activities on both the West Coast and the East Coast. But what about one of the most energy consuming states in the middle of the U. S., Texas – is this state getting onboard with hydrogen? Very recently, a Houston-based company, HydrogeN-XT, has stated that • Read More »
Good Week for Vauxhall for Green Car Awards and Fuel Cell Vehicles
December 2, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Good Week for Vauxhall for Green Car Awards and Fuel Cell Vehicles | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.It’s been a good week for Vauxhall in regard to green car awards and for me as I learned a little more info about their prototype fuel cell vehicle as well. This week, the Vauxhall Astra received the 2015 Scottish Car of the Year as well as Eco Car of the Year awards. I researching • Read More »
2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell Commercial SUV in the Works
November 25, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Mercedes-Benz has put the word out that its hydrogen fuel cell 2017 GLC F-Cell (pictured below) will makes its debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. This commercial FCEV will go on sale for roughly, at this writing, around $75,000 USD and will also be leased for a now undisclosed sum. According to AutoCar, “Thomas • 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 »
Fuel Cell Drone Cleans Ocean Algae, Produces Hydrogen
November 10, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Fuel Cell Drone Cleans Ocean Algae, Produces Hydrogen | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.Fredrik Ausinsch, a Swedish industrial design student, has envisioned a futuristic unmanned hydrogen fuel cell drone that cleans ocean algae and produces hydrogen fuel. Mr. Ausinsch envisions his algae sea collector to one day roam the Baltic Sea cleaning toxic algal blooms, creating biofuels (which can be used to create hydrogen), fertilizers and other products. • Read More »