Hydrogen Cars, Vehicles and Infrastructure
In just a couple of months, the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will be using two hydrogen hybrid buses to take tourists to local volcanoes. As singer Paul Simon says, “Hop on the bus, Gus, don’t need to discuss much …” According to the Hawaii Tribune Herald, “The hope is that the new system will help […]
Continue ReadingYou know the thought occurred to me as we cruise closer to the 2015 rollout date (that the eight major automakers have pegged for introducing a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle into the commercial marketplace), where are the fuel cell pickup trucks? My curiosity was further peaked when I read this article about the most recent […]
Continue ReadingI have to give credit to Audi for thinking ahead in regard to where the automotive industry is headed. Not only is Audi thinking about the ideal transition to hydrogen but the interim step of natural gas vehicles as well. And that is why in Germany Audi is the first car manufacturer in the world […]
Continue ReadingPlug 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 […]
Continue ReadingWe all know that platinum is expensive. When I just checked the spot prices for today both platinum and gold are just under $1,700 per ounce. Now, even though platinum is expensive we still use it in our modern cars inside of the catalytic converters to fight pollution. With a battery electric car or fuel […]
Continue ReadingIt’s no secret that hydrogen car lovers and battery electric car enthusiasts rarely get along. There have been many heated debates about which type of vehicle the world needs going forward. But, what if the answer were both and not, both separately, but both as in one vehicle. Now, it’s well-known that most hydrogen fuel […]
Continue ReadingAccording to the 2012 Motor Vehicle Census, there are 16.7 million motor vehicles in Australia. Also as of December 2012, there are no operational hydrogen fueling stations in the Land Down Under. There WAS an operational hydrogen refilling station on the Western side in Perth. This station serviced, from 2004 to 2007, three fuel cell […]
Continue ReadingThis comes under the category of “well, it’s about time.” With the help of the Environmental Defense Fund, hydrogen fuel cell truck maker Visions Industries and industrial gas supplier Air Products the first hydrogen fueling station in Texas is about to be built. This fueling station in Houston isn’t aimed towards cars, however. Vision Industries […]
Continue ReadingThe first thing one has to ask is, “Is this for real?” And of course the answer is “Maybe.” There is a car in Qatar (I just love saying that) which showed up for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP18). This Qatar car was sporting a hydrogen gas saving device that uses […]
Continue ReadingNeil Young once sang, “It’s better to burn out than it is to rust.” But that’s not how the researchers at Technion see it in regard to hydrogen production. The Technion team from Israel is using a combination of solar energy, photoelectrolysis, iron oxide (rust), and ultrathin films at a nanoscale to produce hydrogen cheaply […]
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