Danish company Folkecenter has converted a Ford Focus 2-liter gasoline engine to run on hydrogen. The project received support from the Hydrogen Program of the Danish Energy Agency along with some other foreign laboratories. Unlike other hydrogen ICE engines, this particular car starts up using gasoline, then switches to hydrogen. This helps with a soft-start, • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Cars
Is It Really a Hydrogen Car If Hydrogen Isn’t in the Tank?
May 10, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Is It Really a Hydrogen Car If Hydrogen Isn’t in the Tank? | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars, Hydrogen Fuel Tanks.Just what does constitute a hydrogen car, is a question I’ve been pondering lately. Most so-called hydrogen cars use either compressed or liquefied hydrogen in their tanks to power the vehicle. But, there are several other cars that are filled with natural gas, methane or even gasoline and use reformers to extract the hydrogen and • Read More »
From Ethanol Cars to Hydrogen Cars
April 26, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on From Ethanol Cars to Hydrogen Cars | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Yesterday, I mentioned ethanol as a good interim step to provide relief at the gas pumps from high oil prices now and in the near future with hydrogen technology being 5 years away. Another interesting scenario would be the ramping up of ethanol cars and infrastructure now as a natural transition to hydrogen cars at • Read More »
Technical University of Denmark Advances Hydrogen Car Technology
April 24, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is making significant headway in hydrogen car technology. First, researchers at DTU have discovered a hydrogen tablet that stores hydrogen inexpensively and safely allowing drivers of hydrogen cars and vehicles to drive 400 miles using a normal-size fuel tank. According to the DTU researchers, the tablet is so safe • Read More »
Hydrogen Police Car Cruises U. S. Cities
April 13, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Police Car Cruises U. S. Cities | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.A few days ago I posted a blog entry about DaimlerChrysler’s fuel cell police vehicle (supervisor’s car), which has rolled out in Michigan. Well, now I have been reminded that there is an actual hydrogen police car that has been making the rounds in the U. S. as well. A company called Hydrogen Vehicle Systems • Read More »
Hydrogen Reformers Help Cars Get Cleaner Air
April 10, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Hydrogen reformers for automobiles may be just what the car doctor ordered for better gas mileage and cleaner air. Toyota featured this technology when they introduced their FCHV-5 SUV back in 2001. The FCHV-5 offered a CHF (clean hydrocarbon fuel) reformer. According to Toyota, “Seen as the next generation liquid fuel, CHF can be produced • Read More »
DaimlerChrysler Rolls Out Fuel Cell Police Vehicle
April 7, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on DaimlerChrysler Rolls Out Fuel Cell Police Vehicle | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.DaimlerChrysler has rolled out the world’s first fuel cell police vehicle at Wayne State University in Auburn Hills, Michigan. This is according to a PR Newswire story initiated by the Chrysler Group. The hydrogen car, a Mercedes F-Cell (pictured at this link), will be used as a police supervisor’s vehicle and is complete with police • Read More »
Hydrogen Cars and Vehicles Blog Humble Beginnings
April 5, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Cars and Vehicles Blog Humble Beginnings | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.This is the first of hopefully many blog entries about hydrogen cars. Because its been very difficult to find any blogs devoted exclusively to hydrogen cars, I’ve decided to start my own. What the heck, I already have one of the very first hydrogen car websites on the Internet, so it just follows that this • Read More »