Back in January 2008, I had talked about BNSF (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation), Vehicle Projects and the U. S. Army working on a hydrogen fuel cell powered train that would be rolling out soon. Well that day has come at the Topeka, Kansas System Maintenance Terminal. The world’s first fully operational fuel cell switcher train • Read More »
Archives: Hydrogen Vehicles
Hydrogen Tractor Fires Up in Minot, North Dakota
June 22, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.Professor Robert Pieri, NDSU Mechanical Engineering and his students have been working on a hydrogen powered tractor concept since 2007 and are now putting this H2 / diesel hybrid vehicle to use. Besides tilling the soil and harvesting the green plants, this tractor is very green itself. The hydrogen is created by a wind turbine • Read More »
Mercedes Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid Bus Unveiled in Germany
June 9, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Mercedes Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid Bus Unveiled in Germany | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses, Hydrogen Vehicles.The Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid has been unveiled at the UITP World Congress and Mobility & City Transport Exhibition in Vienna. The hydrogen powered Citaro buses have evidenced impressive performance during fleet tests. According to Daimler, the Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid uses the same hydrogen fuel cell technology as the Mercedes F-Cell B-Class car. Daimler • Read More »
5th International Hydrail Conference Could Mean High Tech Jobs
May 29, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on 5th International Hydrail Conference Could Mean High Tech Jobs | Filed in: Hydrail, Hydrogen Vehicles.The 5th International Hydrail Conference that runs June 11 – 12, 2009 in Charlotte, North Carolina could spur as many as 200 new jobs in the high tech hydrogen industry. One of the goals of hydrail (hydrogen railway) is to build hydrolley (hydrogen trolley) streetcars to replace those powered by overhead electrical lines. Hydrolley is • Read More »
Bucher CityCat H2 Fuel Cell Street Sweeper Tested by Swiss
May 26, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Bucher CityCat H2 Fuel Cell Street Sweeper Tested by Swiss | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.The Swiss have decided to go where no many has gone before and that is to test a municipal street sweeper using a hydrogen fuel cell. Cleaning up the air and the streets at the same time is the point of the Bucher CityCat H2 vehicle. Creating the CityCat H2 took a coordinated effort among • Read More »
Vision Industries Tyrano Plug-in Fuel Cell Big Rig Truck
May 19, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Vision Industries Tyrano Plug-in Fuel Cell Big Rig Truck | Filed in: Hydrogen Trucks, Hydrogen Vehicles.Vision Industries CEO Martin Schuermann plans to commercialize the big rig Tyrano plug-in hybrid hydrogen fuel cell truck. The Tyrano is a class A heavy duty truck, with twice the torque of diesel truck. The Tyrano will be used to address emissions restrictions at both the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, • Read More »
Chiron Fuel Cell Train and Big Rig Concept
May 18, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Chiron Fuel Cell Train and Big Rig Concept | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.The Chiron fuel cell concept is both a train and a big rig truck. And on of the kickers to this design concept is the fuel cell is powered by algae. Both big rig trucks and locomotives have trouble getting from point A to point B efficiently. Big rig diesel trucks get stuck in traffic • Read More »
Great Scott, the Jet Pack Man Sets a World Speed Record!
May 11, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Great Scott, the Jet Pack Man Sets a World Speed Record! | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.Powered by hydrogen peroxide, jet pack pilot Eric Scott has set a world speed record of 68 mph. In November 2008, I had talked about Scott setting a world record for distance and height in a hydrogen peroxide powered jet pack as he sailed 1,500 feet over a 1,000 feet abyss in Colorado. Now, Scott • Read More »
Chengli Hung’s Fuel Cell Scooter Concept
May 6, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Chengli Hung’s Fuel Cell Scooter Concept | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes, Hydrogen Scooters, Hydrogen Vehicles.She-bangs, She-bangs, Oh baby, when she moves, she moves. Okay, sorry, that is William Hung from American Idol and not Chengli Hung. Chengli Hung may not have the artistry (questionable at best) to sing and dance like William but what he does have is the artistic and mechanical ability to put forth an interesting hydrogen • Read More »
2015 Honda CB 750 Hydrogen Motorcycle Concept Unveiled
May 5, 2009 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on 2015 Honda CB 750 Hydrogen Motorcycle Concept Unveiled | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes, Hydrogen Vehicles.Forget the green car of the year, Honda FCX Clarity for a minute. The 2015 Honda CB 750 Hydrogen Motorcycle Concept has been unveiled. The Honda CB 750 is equipped with a four-cylinder engine that burns liquid hydrogen and emits on water. Since toughness and lightness is a premium for any powerful, yet green motorcycle, • Read More »