In December 2007, I had talked about how the biggest threat to both hydrogen cars AND all-electric cars would be the plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Two days ago, I talked about how the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the same entity that killed the electric car, (according to the movie), would likely choose to kill • Read More »
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125 MPG Plug-In Hydrogen Prius Only Matter of Time
June 11, 2007 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Okay, so I like to dream a bit, which is a prerequisite for a hydrogen car guy like myself. Once I read this article about a plug-in Toyota Prius with a lithium ion phosphate battery, LiFePO4, that gets 125 mpg (by Lithium Technology Corporation of Pennsylvania) that got my mental gears a going. For a • Read More »
Plug-In Hydrogen Vehicles May Be Best Solution
May 4, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Plug-In Hydrogen Vehicles May Be Best Solution | Filed in: Hydrogen Vehicles.Yesterday, President Bush held a press conference to throw out some ideas on how we can solve this nation’s short-term and long-term issues with high gasoline prices. This has gotten me to thinking (uh oh, there I go again) about the beginnings of the hydrogen revolution and how supply and demand of hydrogen will most • Read More »
2025 Honda CR-V Fuel Cell Review
March 1, 2024 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on 2025 Honda CR-V Fuel Cell Review | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.The 2025 Honda CR-V Fuel Cell is a notable addition to the CR-V lineup for a couple of reasons: it’s the first plug-in hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) available for lease in the US, and it boasts an impressive EPA-estimated driving range of 270 miles.expand_more Here’s a breakdown of its key features: Range: The biggest • Read More »
Honda CR-V Fuel Cell Being Built in the U. S. in 2024
April 1, 2023 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Honda CR-V Fuel Cell Being Built in the U. S. in 2024 | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Honda is making an effort to create a successful launch with fuel cell car technology. In this series, they are now ready to bring another version of the CR-V crossover into the market by the year 2024. This vehicle is being designed at the Ohio facility and it is expected to serve as a replacement • Read More »
New Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell Launched
November 30, 2018 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on New Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell Launched | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.For the first time in their history, Mercedes-Benz has handed over their first ever GLC F-CELL vehicles to members of the German auto market. This new vehicle makes use of fuel cells and plug-in battery drives. With this latest release using plug-in technology to charge the vehicle, too, this is a very interesting step into • Read More »
Audi A7 H-Tron 5th Generation Hydrogen Fuel cell Vehicle Unveiled
May 7, 2018 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Audi A7 H-Tron 5th Generation Hydrogen Fuel cell Vehicle Unveiled | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.The last time I had talked about the Audi A7 H-Tron was back in August 2015 so this is an update as Audi expects to start rolling out the latest iteration of this fuel cell vehicle within the next 2 years or less. Audi is currently working on their 5th generation hydrogen fuel-cell car • Read More »
Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell – Top 10 Surprises You May Not Know
October 14, 2017 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell – Top 10 Surprises You May Not Know | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell SUV is a plug-in hybrid fuel cell electric vehicle which is in pre-production and will be the first of its kind when it rolls out commercially in the summer of 2018. Here are the top 10 items you may not know about this vehicle: Both the fuel cell and large rechargeable lithium-ion • Read More »
Hyundai FE Fuel Cell Concept
April 15, 2017 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Hyundai FE Fuel Cell Concept | Filed in: .At the 87th Geneva Motor Show held from March 9 to March 19, 2017, South Korea-based automaker, Hyundai, unveiled the next generation FE (Fuel Eco) Fuel Cell Concept, a sturdy-looking hydrogen-powered vehicle to be the successor to the Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell. The idea of an SUV or CUV that runs with hydrogen power has • Read More »
FEV Puts Fuel Cell Range Extender into Fiat 500
April 10, 2017 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on FEV Puts Fuel Cell Range Extender into Fiat 500 | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.FEV has developed a fuel cell range extender and successfully integrated it in the subcompact category of the current battery-electric vehicle (BEV). In order to demonstrate the compatibility of this technology, the engineers have decided to use a Fiat 500 based BEV, which represents a particular challenge in its existing space. They have come up • Read More »