A review of the year 2015 has unveiled many key hydrogen car milestones. In fact, there were so many that I could not possibly fit them all into one blog post. So I’ve pared the list down to my top 15. Top 15 Hydrogen Car Milestones of 2015 Toyota Mirai (pictured above) rolled out for • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Cars
Good Week for Vauxhall for Green Car Awards and Fuel Cell Vehicles
December 2, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Good Week for Vauxhall for Green Car Awards and Fuel Cell Vehicles | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.It’s been a good week for Vauxhall in regard to green car awards and for me as I learned a little more info about their prototype fuel cell vehicle as well. This week, the Vauxhall Astra received the 2015 Scottish Car of the Year as well as Eco Car of the Year awards. I researching • Read More »
2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell Commercial SUV in the Works
November 25, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Mercedes-Benz has put the word out that its hydrogen fuel cell 2017 GLC F-Cell (pictured below) will makes its debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. This commercial FCEV will go on sale for roughly, at this writing, around $75,000 USD and will also be leased for a now undisclosed sum. According to AutoCar, “Thomas • Read More »
Hey Toyota How About a Commercial H2 Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid?
November 19, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Now that the Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has begun rolling out commercially in the United States it makes me wonder what is in store next for the world’s largest automaker. For years I have been talking about the merits of bringing a hydrogen fuel cell plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV) to market. This idea • Read More »
Nissan Is Turning Over a New Leaf with Hydrogen Cars
November 3, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Nissan has been in no hurry to jump on the hydrogen fuel cell vehicle bandwagon and in recent times they have focused more energy on their battery electric vehicle lineup with cars such as the Leaf. The last prototype hydrogen fuel cell vehicle that Nissan had shown was the Terra Concept SUV in 2012 (pictured • Read More »
U. S. History Is Made: Toyota Sells 1st Commercial Hydrogen Car
October 21, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.On October 21, 2015, which is also “Back to The Future Day”, Toyota has sold its first hydrogen fuel cell car/s on U. S. soil. The Toyota Mirai, which I have talked about at length, was sold through 8 dealerships in California (4 in NoCal and 4 in SoCal). In order to commemorate this day, • Read More »
Fuel Cell Cars to Power Homes as a Standard Option?
October 13, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Fuel Cell Cars to Power Homes as a Standard Option? | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.This month Toyota will rollout its Mirai hydrogen fuel cell vehicle for sale and lease in California and the United Kingdom, with the optional feature of being able to power one’s home in an emergency. In addition, at the end of October 2015, at the Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota will be unveiling its FCV Plus • Read More »
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Self-Driving Versus Intelligent Cars
September 9, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Self-Driving Versus Intelligent Cars | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.On May 05, 2015 I had asked “Dude, Where’s My Hydrogen Fuel Cell Driverless Car?” That call was answered in late August 2015 when Hyundai introduced their self-driving R car that is now in development. Mercedes-Benz has also dipped both toes in the hydrogen fuel cell driverless car arena by testing its new F 015 • Read More »
1 Year of Driving a Hyundai FCEV – Interview with Tim Bush
September 1, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Advocates, Hydrogen Cars.On June 10, 2014 I had attended the Hyundai of Tustin, California event where the first USA lessee Tim Bush (pictured above) was handed the keys to a Tucson FCEV. So, I thought it would be interesting to speak with Mr. Bush a little over a year later to see how the lease experience of • Read More »
How the Hydrogen Car Debate Has Changed Over the Past 10 Years
August 11, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Critics, Hydrogen Cars.In late 2005, I posted the first pages to my hydrogen cars website and about 6 months later I posted the first pages to the blog. I thought it would be fun and entertaining to take a look back over the past 10-plus years to see how the hydrogen car debate has changed. Back in • Read More »