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Tata Iris Magic Ziva Unveiled in India

February 23, 2016 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 3 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.

The Tata Iris Magic Ziva hydrogen fuel cell vehicle was unveiled in early February at the Auto Expo 2016 in Greater Noida, India (near New Dehli). This 5-seater fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) is no racecar as its air-cooled fuel cell replaces a 1-cylinder diesel engine of the regular Magic Iris which has a top • Read More »

Riversimple Hyrban

August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .

Riversimple Hyrban The Riversimple Hyrban is anything but a simple, fleeting thought in one’s head in the middle of the night. The idea behind the Riversimple Hyrbran came from a man named Hugo Spowers. He was a motor sports engineer and race driver from the United Kingdom. Spowers decided to leave racing when he had • Read More »

Hydrogen On Demand

August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 4 Comments | Filed in: .

Hydrogen On Demand Hydrogen-on-demand systems within the automotive industry may one day rock the world. If the current hydrogen on demand systems that are being developed pan out or if future hydrogen-on-demand systems take hold, this could mean that building a huge hydrogen gas infrastructure is not necessary. A hydrogen generator may one day start • Read More »

Hydrogen Fuel

August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .

Hydrogen Fuel Hydrogen fuel is also an energy carrier. In fact, many will argue that is all hydrogen fuel is. Since hydrogen does not occur on Earth in any significant amounts by itself (and this point is now up for debate and more natural hydrogen has been discovered) it must be separated from its chemical • Read More »

GM HydroGen

August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .

GM HydroGen Minivan The GM Hydrogen4 minivan is the next generation fuel cell vehicle from General Motors that one-ups the Hydrogen3 minivan. The GM Hydrogen4 was rolled out in Germany as part of the company’s Project Driveway program. GM HydroGen 3 Minivan The GM Hydrogen4 uses a 440-cell fuel cell stack, 73 Kw electric motor • Read More »

BMW HR2

August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .

BMW HR2 The BMW HR2 race car has set 9 international and FIA-ratified land-speed records for hydrogen cars. The records were set at the Miramas Proving Grounds in France. The BMW HR2 is one of the few hydrogen cars developed with internal combustion engine (ICE) technology instead of fuel cell technology. The BMW HR2 also • Read More »

2008 – 2009

August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .

Hydrogen Fuel Cars 2008 – 2009 The year 2008 featured several hydrogen concept cars shown only at the auto shows, one custom-build hydrogen ICE vehicle and two fuel cell cars open to consumers on a limited basis for testing. The year 2008 premiered both GM’s Project Driveway and the Honda FCX Clarity lease vehicle. The • Read More »

2004

August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .

Hydrogen Fuel Cars 2004 Hydrogen cars in 2004 also saw a great spurt in development with 15 new vehicles being introduced this year. From the Chinese Chunhui to several Japanese, German and U. S. model, the hydrogen cars showed off exciting innovation this year. 2004 The Chunhui No. 3 is a small four seat hydrogen • Read More »

Aston Martin Rapide S to Run in Midlands UK

August 14, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Aston Martin Rapide S to Run in Midlands UK | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.

This weekend, August 17 – 18, 2013, the Aston Martin Rapide S hydrogen hybrid racecar (pictured above) will be running at Shelsley Walsh in the Midlands, United Kingdom. The Rapide S is a bi-fuel vehicle that can run on either compressed hydrogen gas or gasoline. On May 01, 2013, the Rapide S completed its first • Read More »

Aston University Develops Unique H2 Car for Shell Eco-Marathon

July 16, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Aston University Develops Unique H2 Car for Shell Eco-Marathon | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.

The Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2013 has been called off because of inclement weather. But, be that as it may, the development of student-built hydrogen cars continues. One notable hydrogen car (pictured above) is the one built by the estudiantes at Aston University in Birmingham, UK. Besides developing a new fuel cell for the car, the • Read More »