Archives: Hydrogen Cars

A couple of hydrogen cars were available for journalists to test drive and review recently, namely the BMW Hydrogen 7 and a modified Toyota Prius. Wired News reviewed the BMW and brought up an interesting point about the vehicle’s cryogenic hydrogen storage system. Because the liquid hydrogen is only super-insulated and not super-cooled, it will • Read More »

With all the talk about hydrogen fuel cells saving the planet, the move to internal combustion engines (ICE) that run on hydrogen is often forgotten. A number of companies are either modifying current gasoline or diesel ICE or building them from the ground up. ECD Ovonics has just been awarded a couple of government contracts • Read More »

Hydrogen cars have been seen as a panacea by many to solve all of the problems associated with the transportation industry. Hydrogen cars will undoubtedly help the environment by releasing of zero emissions into the atmosphere. Hydrogen cars will also help in national security by lessening the nation’s dependence upon foreign fossil fuels. But, now • Read More »

Since I’m constantly checking on new resources for information on hydrogen cars, I thought I would tool around the Internet and find other places in which people are discussing H2 vehicles. In my journey, I discovered Yahoo Answers. Yahoo Answers hasn’t been around that long, but I was encouraged to see people chatting away once • Read More »

For the third straight year, the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show has issued its Design Challenge to auto studios to develop plans for environmentally aware vehicles. This year, the Volkswagen Nanospyder hydrogen fuel cell car has met that challenged and then some, jumping ahead the competition. What makes the VW Nanospyder unique is that the • Read More »

A company in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) has taken a Toyota Prius hybrid car and re-engineered it to run on hydrogen. Now, ECD isn’t unique in converting other vehicles, especially hybrids to run on hydrogen gas. Quantum Fuel Systems of Irvine, California has converted quite a few. What makes ECD unique • Read More »

Hydrogen Power Incorporated (HPI) is showing off its converted dual-fuel hydrogen / gasoline 2006 Ford Ranger XL at the 2007 International Auto Show in Seattle, Washington. The show is currently running from October 25 – 29, 2006 at the Qwest Field Event Center. HPI’s converted truck runs off both gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) and • Read More »

On Tuesday, October 24, a GM HydroGen3 will be available in Philadelphia for those who wish to test-drive a hydrogen vehicle. The University of Pennsylvania is also hosting Hjalti Pall Ingolfsson to present the lecture, “Hydrogen – Fuel of the Future?” the following day. Mr. Ingolfsson will discuss the world’s first commercial hydrogen fueling station • Read More »

While doing a little searching on the Internet for hydrogen engines, I stumbled across a video of the Larsen RADAX (Radial and Axel) hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) that I thought would be of interest to the inventors in the crowd. The hydrogen engine was invented by Mel Larsen and has been reviewed by the • Read More »

Japanese automaker Mazda has delivered one of its dual-fuel RX-8 Hydrogen Renesis automobiles to the Yamaguchi Prefecture Government. The RX-8 Hydrogen RE is under a lease agreement with the government. This is big news for Mazda since they have had a difficult time leasing the RX-8 Hydrogen RE to government and business leaders simply because • Read More »