Category: Hydrogen Cars

The Ford Fusion 999 has set a land-speed record for production hydrogen fuel cell vehicles at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Racing down the alkaline speedway before the parachute was deployed a mile too early by its over-anxious driver, the Ford 999 hit 161 mph. The Ford Fusion 999 is a collaborative effort between […]

The Honda FCX hydrogen-powered fuel cell car is receiving a $12,000 tax credit from the Internal Revenue Service. The Honda FCX has been designated to receive this credit under the Qualified Fuel Cell Motor Vehicle Credit, which is part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The Honda FCX is the only vehicle so far […]

Yesterday, I had the fortune to talk with BMW spokesman Andreas Klugescheid about the 8-week testing program of the BMW Hydrogen 7 by NASA officials. According to Mr. Klugescheid, NASA officials from upper management to mid-level employees were afforded the ability to drive one of the four BMW Hydrogen 7’s that were available and put […]

I wet my pants (almost) when I read the news about the Hywet. The Hywet hydrogen fuel cell hybrid car will be the first fully commercial vehicle of its kind in the world to roll out to the general public when it hits showrooms in Denmark this August. The Hywet fuel cell is a small […]

Jeff has sent in his thoughts concerning hydrogen cars versus electric vehicles and makes some good points. Jeff: I’m an advocate of a clean energy near future as it sound you are. I’m interested in your thoughts on hydrogen-powered vehicles vs. simpler battery-electrics. It seems to me that battery electrics with latest generation batteries plus […]

It looks like this is the week for hydrogen racecar stories. Yesterday, I had talked about engineering students from the University of Hertfordshire developing the UK’s first Formula Student racecar and the students from Ohio State University developing the Buckeye Bullet 2 for a run at the land speed record for hydrogen racecars at the […]

Last week I had talked about ammonia cars being developed by several different manufacturers. The ammonia would be used either for reforming and running through fuel cells or used in internal combustion engines. Today, I would like to offer an update as researchers at Ohio University are also developing their own ammonia car as well. […]

Denny Klein, founder of Hydrogen Technology Applications in Clearwater, Florida says he is boosting gas mileage from ordinary cars up to 30-percent using hydrogen gas. The company’s patented Aquygen product or HHO gas was developed for cleaning and hotter burning blowtorches for the welding industry. They are currently selling the H2O 1500 Aquygen Gas Generator […]

When one thinks of ammonia, the first thing that comes to mind is the foul smell. But, ammonia is also used as a household cleaning product and automotive researchers are convinced that ammonia-powered cars will help clean the environment as zero or near zero emissions vehicles. Ammonia cars come in two varieties including those that […]

There is a video circulating of General Motor’s Dr. Lars-Peter Thiesen speaking about the hydrogen fuel cell in a GM HydroGen3 in Germany. The HydroGen3 is a part of the Clean Energy Partnership Berlin demonstration project, which is made up of a consortium of hydrogen car manufacturers and infrastructure developers. The goal of the demonstration […]