Toyota has unveiled the outside design (pictured at top) and Japanese price for the fuel cell vehicle that is supposed to go on sale in March 2015. The Japanese price is around 7 million yen ($68,809 USD) and the design is the same as the FCV concept that was unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show • Read More »
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Could Ammonia Be the Fuel of the Future for FCVs?
June 24, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Could Ammonia Be the Fuel of the Future for FCVs? | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel Production.I’ve talked about ammonia possibly being a feedstock for fuel cell vehicles and H2 ICE vehicles a few times in the past. New breakthrough technology bodes well for ammonia in the future. According to The Engineer, “British scientists have proposed a way of making it easier and cheaper to run hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles by filling • Read More »
2015 Toyota Fuel Cell to Cost 5-Percent of Other Model
June 19, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on 2015 Toyota Fuel Cell to Cost 5-Percent of Other Model | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.According to Toyota, their 2015 model year hydrogen vehicle, which has not been unveiled yet, will have a fuel cell system that is 1/20th the cost of the one in their FCHV-adv model. Toyota lists several reasons for being able to reduce the costs according to Nikkei Technology, “Toyota made the following efforts to lower • Read More »
Fuel Cells or Hydrogen Batteries – What’s In a Name
June 18, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Fuel Cells or Hydrogen Batteries – What’s In a Name | Filed in: Fuel Cells, Uncategorized.Bengt Halvorson of Green Car Reports published an article yesterday called, “Should Fuel Cells Have Been Called ‘Hydrogen Batteries’ Instead?” This article begs the question as to whether the name ‘hydrogen fuel cells’ is holding back the technology from being readily accepted by consumers. One person who thinks so is former General Motors executive Larry • Read More »
Vision Industries Offers Fuel Cell Class 8 Trucks with IREx
June 17, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Vision Industries Offers Fuel Cell Class 8 Trucks with IREx | Filed in: Hydrogen Trucks.Vision Industries out of Long Beach, California has introduced an Intelligent Range Extender (IREx) for its fuel cell class 8 trucks. According to the press release, “Vision Industries Corporation today announced that it will introduce its newly developed ‘Intelligent Range Extender’ system in its next generation Class 8 trucks, originally designed for short-haul cargo transportation, • Read More »
Two SunLine Fuel Cell Buses Delivered in Palm Springs, CA
June 12, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Two SunLine Fuel Cell Buses Delivered in Palm Springs, CA | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses.Two new SunLine buses powered by a Ballard FCvelocity®-HD6 fuel cell system were delivered recently in the Thousand Palms / Palm Springs area of California. According to Ballard, “These new buses evolve the previously deployed American Fuel Cell Bus (AFCB) configuration, which was first introduced with SunLine Transit Agency in 2011. The AFCB configuration utilizes • Read More »
Hyundai Picks Driver for First Mass Produced Fuel Cell Vehicle
June 10, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Today, on June 10, 2014, Tustin Hyundai of southern California handed the keys to its first mass produced fuel cell vehicle (to hit U. S. shores) to Tim Bush and family (pictured at top) of Huntington Beach. Mr. Bush is a State Farm insurance agent in Newport Beach, California. I had a chance to speak • Read More »
Mid-December Production for Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicles
June 4, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Mid-December Production for Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicles | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Toyota has stated that they expect to begin production of their commercial fuel cell vehicle in mid-December 2014. This is a bit earlier than expected. According to 4-Traders, “The world’s top-selling automaker is considering manufacturing dozens of the vehicles per month at its Motomachi plant in the city of Toyota in Aichi Prefecture in central • Read More »
Hydroxide Exchange Membranes May Be the Future of Fuel Cells
June 3, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydroxide Exchange Membranes May Be the Future of Fuel Cells | Filed in: Fuel Cells.Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered that nano-scale nickel spheres may be the key to cheap and abundant hydrogen via electrolysis of water. Platinum, ruthenium and iridium rare metals often found in fuel cells or electrolyzers and the goal is the replace these elements with something that is cheaper and more abundant. According • Read More »
Berlin Opens Green Hydrogen Hub at Airport
May 29, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Berlin Opens Green Hydrogen Hub at Airport | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.In Berlin, Germany a Green Hydrogen Hub (H2BER) has just opened at the airport. At this fueling station, the hydrogen is produced using water, electrolysis, solar and wind power. According to McPhy.com, “H2BER’s operating principle is based on applying hydrogen as an energy source produced using wind power and solar energy. The electricity required for • Read More »