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Masterflex Cargobike Hydrogen Vehicle Puts Pedal to Metal

May 11, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes, Hydrogen Vehicles.

Masterflex AG has come out with their new hydrogen Cargobike, which will be in stores sometime this year. The Masterflex Cargobike is a three-wheel hydrogen fuel cell and lithium ion battery assisted tricycle that can also be propelled with pedal power while generating zero emissions. Like the name implies, the Cargobike is meant for hauling • Read More »

Valeswood H-Bike Hydrogen Bicycle Has Pedal Pushers Reeling

May 4, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Bikes, Hydrogen Vehicles.

The Valeswood H-Bike hydrogen fuel cell bicycle may hit paths and roadways sooner than anyone thinks. The Valeswood H-Bike was rolled out this week at the NEMEX Sustainabilitylive renewable energy show in Birmingham, UK. This hydrogen fuel cell bicycle beats an electrically assisted bike hands down in that a bike powered by battery can only • Read More »

Horizon Fuel Cell Hydrogen-Powered Bikes, Cars, Boats and Jets

May 2, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Fuel Cells.

Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, Incorporated has taken a different tact than most other companies who are trying to create hydrogen-powered vehicles. Horizon Fuel Cell has decided to go small. For instance, last Christmas one of the company’s hottest offerings was the H-Racer miniature fuel cell car with hydrogen refueling station for the hobbyist market. Horizon • Read More »

Future Cars to Be Powered by Hydrogen Paste

April 7, 2021 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Future Cars to Be Powered by Hydrogen Paste | Filed in: Hydrogen Fuel.

Hydrogen paste may be an alternative hydrogen fuel for fuel cell vehicles to filling up with compressed hydrogen gas. Created by The Fraunhofer Institute, this particular substance has become noted as a ‘revolutionary’ development in the auto industry. How would hydrogen paste work in practice? The process would mean that instead of having to fill • Read More »

Ammonia believed to benefit Hydrogen & Fuel Cell History

April 8, 2017 | By George Wand | Comments Off on Ammonia believed to benefit Hydrogen & Fuel Cell History | Filed in: History.

“A man with a new idea is a crank until he succeeds.” – Mark Twain Can science find a detour to the Hydrogen Economy? Serious scientists believe that, before an infrastructure can support a fuel cell based transportation industry, the present system could easily adopt to ammonia, if only temporary. Kevin Kantola already wrote about • Read More »

Backyard testing in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell History

February 18, 2017 | By George Wand | Comments Off on Backyard testing in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell History | Filed in: History.

“Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.”            Carlos Ghosn, CEO Nissan-Renault The back yard – behind factory buildings- is just where General Motors tested the first earthbound, – better to say road-bound – fuel cell electric vehicle. FCEV is Toyota’s term for the Mirai to clarify that a fuel cell vehicle • Read More »

Hyundai Intrado Next Gen Fuel Cell Concept

February 25, 2014 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hyundai Intrado Next Gen Fuel Cell Concept | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.

Hyundai won’t be officially introducing its next generation fuel cell concept, the Intrado until the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, March 6 – 16. But, they’ve decided to give us another sneak peek anyway. The first time I had talked about Hyundai’s tease was in December 2013. The Hyundai Intrado features a lightweight design built upon • Read More »

Motorcycle Uses Fuel Cell on Its Exhaust

October 9, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Scooters.

Researchers at Atsumitec Co Ltd. in Japan have equipped a motorcycle’s exhaust with a fuel cell to create additional electricity. The Synergy Cell was developed by combining a fuel cell plus thermoelectric conversion elements. According to TechOn, “The motorbike was exhibited at Innovation Japan 2013, which took place from Aug 29 to 30, 2013, in • Read More »

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Rickshaws Ride in Dresden Germany

August 8, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Rickshaws Ride in Dresden Germany | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.

Okay, so I’ll admit that at first glance this one seems to be a little wacky. Who wants to power a rickshaw or velotaxi with fuel cells anyway? Apparently the, uh, Germans, do. In fact, those in the tourist trade who are tired of pedaling overweight tourists around town say they need a break. German • Read More »