Hydrogen Fuel Cars 1999 1999 was another short year as only 10 hydrogen cars were displayed in public. Three Hondas, however, were brought forth, the FCX, FCX V1 and FCX V2 making it a good year for this automaker to show off the quick advancement of their new technology. 1999 The 1999 Honda FCX-V2 uses • Read More »
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1990-1998
August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .Hydrogen Fuel Cars 1990-1998 Between 1990 and 1998 the hydrogen cars that were being developed were mainly from DaimlerChrysler, GM, BMW, Mazda and Musashi. Virginia Tech had a hydrogen car that won the Future Car Challenge and a fuel cell taxi was introduced into London. 1990 – 1998 The 1998 GM Opel Zafira fuel cell • Read More »
1807 – 1986
August 7, 2015 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | No Comments | Filed in: .Hydrogen Fuel Cars 1807 – 1986 Between 1807 and 1986 was a time of great development for hydrogen cars. From the first Rivaz car designed by Francois Isaac de Rivaz of Switzerland to the Hippomobile to the GM Electrovan to several models designed by Musashi, hydrogen vehicles grew by leaps and bounds over these years. • Read More »
Preview: hydrail in 2015
January 3, 2015 | By Stan Thompson | Comments Off on Preview: hydrail in 2015 | Filed in: Hydrail, Hydrogen Cars, Hydrogen Vehicles, Infrastructure.by guest blogger Stan Thompson Long before he was honored with with his own automobile brand, Serbian inventor-engineer Niccola Tesla had an annual tradition of predicting on his birthday the future of technology. Lesser lights, including myself, use the birthday of the New Year to make predictions. Here are ten for 2015: 2015-1 The announcement last year • Read More »
BMW Bullish on Fuel Cell Material Handling Units
March 14, 2013 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on BMW Bullish on Fuel Cell Material Handling Units | Filed in: Hydrogen Forklifts.Anybody who has read this blog for a while knows that I like talking about hydrogen fuel cell forklifts and other hydrogen-powered materials handling units. At a time when hydrogen cars have not been fully commercialized, the H2 fuel cell material handling units have been fully commercialized. And taking the bull by the horns and • Read More »
Fuel Cell Backup Power 100-Percent Reliable During Hurricane Sandy
November 7, 2012 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Fuel Cell Backup Power 100-Percent Reliable During Hurricane Sandy | Filed in: Hydrogen Economy.Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane in history, which devastated parts of the Caribbean islands and the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, is still being felt by many of the people it has affected. As of a few days ago there were still over 2 million people without power in New York and New • Read More »
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Boat Tools Around Sweden
November 4, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Boats.A hydrogen fuel cell boat has taken a trip from Stockholm to Öregrund, Sweden. The boat was fueled with methanol, a liquid, which ran through a Genesis 20L-D reformer to create hydrogen. Then the hydrogen was pushed through a Cellkraft S-1000 fuel cell to create electricity which powered the outboard electrical motor. Methanol was the • Read More »
Volvo EV with Hydrogen Fuel Cell Range Extender Announced
October 28, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Another company is getting wise to the fact that building an all-electric vehicle will not do well in the marketplace because of its limited range. So like other companies Volvo has decided to add a hydrogen fuel cell range extender to expand the range of the vehicle by about 150 miles. The fuel cell will • Read More »
Biodiesel to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Transitional Technology
October 12, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 2 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Cars.Suppose that your near future hydrogen car could be filled with diesel fuel, reformed into H2 then run through a fuel cell? Now, suppose you can fill up your car with biodiesel fuel and do the same. This is what the folks at Nordic Power Systems of Norway and SAFCell Incorporated of California are thinking, • Read More »
Hydrogen Fuel Prices at the Pump and Costs to Consumers
March 1, 2010 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 8 Comments | Filed in: Hydrogen Fueling Stations.Last week I talked about the price of converting fossil fueled vehicles into H2ICE cars. So, this week I thought I would follow up and talk about the price at the pump of hydrogen fuel to consumers. Right now, consumers can convert their own cars, trucks and other vehicles to run on hydrogen. Or they • Read More »