Archives: Hydrogen Cars

Yesterday, Google rolled out a beta version of its Advanced Patent Search application and the first thing I used it for, of course, was to do an exact search for “hydrogen car“. The third result on the page was for US Pat. 4085709 – Filed December 4, 1975, which was dubbed “UCLA Hydrogen Car”. This • Read More »

Well, it’s the time of year for giving. So, if you’re into the hydrogen car scene what better gift to give or get than a toy or hobby hydrogen fuel cell car kit? There are a few on the market worth mentioning and one of them has even won Time Magazine’s Best Inventions 2006 award. • Read More »

HyPower Fuel Incorporated has equipped a Volkswagen GTi with its newest hydrogen-on-demand system to power the vehicle using only distilled water as fuel. HyPower’s H2 Reactor (H2R) system uses electrolysis to efficiently create hydrogen and power the vehicle’s internal combustion engine (ICE). According to HyPower, its H2R system is 2 – 2.5 times more efficient • Read More »

Nissan has made the announcement that it plans to launch its first production hydrogen fuel cell vehicle within the next 3 or so years. The launch will happen in Japan and North America first. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga said at a press conference in Tokyo that the launch of the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles • Read More »

On November 29, 2006 at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the Mazda Nagare concept vehicle was rolled out for waiting eyes. Mazda says their futuristic dream machine could be powered by hydrogen much like the Mazda RX-8 Renesis already uses its advanced rotary engine to run on either gasoline or compressed hydrogen. The four-seat Mazda • Read More »

I had the privilege of driving the BMW Hydrogen 7 luxury automobile at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show on November 30 during Press Days, when members of the media are invited to test the automakers’ latest offerings. Thanks to Andreas Klugescheid and Tom Korn from BMW for letting me take a couple of laps • Read More »

South Korea is going forward with its plans to develop and test more hydrogen cars and buses in the near future. Science and Technology Minister Kim Woo-sik has stated his plans to test 14 hydrogen fuel cell cars next year. South Korean automaker Hyundai-Kia Motors has already developed five of the fuel cell vehicles and • Read More »

The Ford Explorer Fuel Cell SUV is going to be unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show this coming Wednesday and Thursday, during the Press Days portion of the conference. Members of the media will receive the privilege of driving Ford’s newest fuel cell prototype. The Ford Focus FCV is the only other fuel cell • Read More »

Yesterday, Honda demonstrated its newest generation FCX fuel cell vehicle at the Laguna Seca Raceway near Monterey, California. The new generation Honda FCX fuel cell is an upgrade from the 2005 Honda FCX hydrogen car that is being used in fleets by different government agencies and a family in Southern California. The Jon and Sandy • Read More »

As I was cruising the blogosphere, I came across a blog post at Ecorazzi, a weblog devoted to gossip about the “green” celebrities. The post inferred that the BMW Hydrogen 7 just may be the new, hot car for celebrities to show up in before walking the red carpet. I agree. It seems that a • Read More »