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Playing chicken with hydrogen power
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Those of us waiting for a zero-emissions vehicle to hit the mass market may not have to wait too much longer. Auto makers reinforced their commitment to producing hydrogen-fuelled automobiles at the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells 2011 conference in Vancouver, BC. There's a bit of a catch, though.
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An Hydrogen Generator in a Gas Powered Vehicle
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
While gas prices continue to be on the rise, many car owners are looking to the benefit of hydrogen generators to reduce the fuel costs in their vehicles. Despite unrealistic claims that some people are running their cars using simply water, the actual plug-and-play HHOZAP Cell Kit is proving that with the addition of a Hydrogen Generator in a gas powered vehicle, the savings at the pump are very realistic.
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Kia Borrego FCEV Review
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Seoul, Korea -- As the sun rises above the South Korean capital, the amount of pollution in the air creates a toxic fog that forces many citizens to wear masks. Despite the dark clouds of smog, the people here will have to wait many more months before one of its top automakers, Kia, comes to market with hybrid vehicles, let alone zero-emission models.
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2010 Chevrolet Equinox hydrogen fuel cell vehicle Presented in New York
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Le Ann Hinkle, a former participant in the Project Driveway fuel cell demonstration program, will be back behind the wheel for at least six months more of zero emissions driving after getting the keys to the updated Chevy Fuel Cell vehicle on Monday from Jim Campbell, U.S. vice president of Chevrolet Marketing.
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Honda Begins Operation of New Solar Hydrogen Station
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Honda today began operation of a next generation solar hydrogen station prototype at the Los Angeles Center of Honda R&D Americas, Inc., intended for ultimate use as a home refueling appliance capable of an overnight refill of fuel cell electric vehicles.
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Shell's High Capacity Hydrogen Fuelling Station
Sunday, September 13, 2009
VANCOUVER,- Powertech, BC Hydro's subsidiary specializing in clean energy solutions, announced that it was selected by Shell Hydrogen, LLC to provide a new hydrogen-fuelling station at its gasoline retail station in Newport Beach, California.
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Kia Joins Other Industry Leaders To Urge Action on Hydrogen Infrastructure
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Kia Motors Corporation has joined with other leading global automakers to urge governments, energy companies and other organizations to develop easily accessible and affordable hydrogen infrastructure to ensure the successful introduction of fuel cell electric vehicles into the marketplace.
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GM Welcomes Shell Hydrogen Station Opening at JFK
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Shell today opened its second hydrogen filling station in the greater New York City area, providing improved access to hydrogen for drivers of fuel cell Chevrolet Equinoxes participating in Project Driveway.
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Jesse James clocked 199.712 mph in the hydrogen 'Streamliner'
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
IRVINE, California, - Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. today announced that its advanced gaseous fuel injectors, fuel metering components, lightweight fuel storage system and powertrain engineering expertise successfully supported Jesse James in shattering the land speed record for a hydrogen powered vehicle.
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A land speed record for Jesse James
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Jesse James successfully shattered the land speed record for a hydrogen powered vehicle yesterday in the Mojave Desert. James attempted the challenge while filming his hit television show "Jesse James Is A Dead Man" which premiered May 30, 2009. The show was filmed yesterday and will air as the season one finale of "Jesse James Is A Dead Man" premiering on Sunday, August 9 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on Spike TV.
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Hydrogen Car by Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Today a new generation of fuel cells developed by Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies has enabled the world's first low-cost and practical hydrogen car. The top secret UK development unveiled today in London is a two-seater zero emissions hydrogen-electric city car with an expected fuel consumption equivalent to 360 miles per gallon*, six times better than today's best available hybrid electric vehicles.
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Clean Energy : Merger of Xebec Adsorption and QuestAir Technologies completed
Friday, June 12, 2009
Xebec Adsorption Inc. (TSX: XBC)
("Xebec"), the company formed by the merger of QuestAir Technologies Inc.
("QuestAir") and Xebec Adsorption Inc. ("Xebec Adsorption"), today announced
that the previously approved statutory plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement")
involving QuestAir and Xebec Adsorption, has been completed.
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Mazda Builds First RX-8 Hydrogen RE for Norway
Friday, April 24, 2009
Mazda Motor Corporation today announced that it has built the first Mazda RX-8
Hydrogen RE vehicle with Norwegian specifications, developed specifically for participation in HyNor,
Norway's national hydrogen project.
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Mazda Begins Commercial Leasing of World's First Hybrid Rotary Hydrogen Vehicle
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Mazda Motor Corporation today commenced commercial leasing of the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid, a hydrogen hybrid vehicle that offers substantially improved performance thanks to the addition of a hybrid system. Mazda is the world's first automobile manufacturer to begin commercial leasing of a hydrogen hybrid vehicle; the first units will be delivered to local government authorities and energy-related companies during 2009.
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Volkswagen hits the US with 16 fuel cell-equipped Passat Lingyus
Monday, February 23, 2009
German automaker Volkswagen has just announced that they'll be participating in a project featuring fuel cell vehicles started in Sacramento, California. Volkswagen will be hitting American shores with 16 Passat Lingyu prototypes, designed in China and seen for the first time at the Beijing Summer Olympics.
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Shell brings Urban Concept to Eco-marathon
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
A new category has been added to the 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas, a competition where students are asked to design, build and test vehicles to see who can go the farthest distance using the least amount of fuel. The point of the "Urban Concept" class is to create vehicles that are more fuel-efficient, yet that resemble cars seen on roads today.
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The Mazda RX-8 with hydrogen rotary engine on Norwegian roads
Friday, October 17, 2008
A Mazda RX-8 equipped with a hydrogen-powered rotary engine will take to the Norwegian roads. Mazda and HyNor, the Norwegian national hydrogen project responsible for establishing a clean transportation system based on hydrogen, will jointly evaluate its performance.
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2008 BMW Hydrogen7 First Impressions
Friday, August 01, 2008
The race to create the first hydrogen-powered vehicle is still on, and several companies are already well on their way. It's the case with Honda and its FCX Clarity, for example, and with GM and its Chevrolet Equinox
assembled in Oshawa, on the outskirts of Toronto. But the Germans, far from lagging behind, are ahead of the field, thanks to the Hydrogen BMW 7 Series among others, around 100 of which have been driving the world's, but mostly North America's, roads for nearly two years.
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Honda's FCX hits the streets of Southern California
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Honda's FCX hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle is now officially in the hands of a few celebrities who are leasing it over the next few years. American Honda Motor Company has announced that Ron Yerxa and Annette Ballester have accepted delivery on Friday, July 25th at Honda of Santa Monica. Yerxa and Ballester are the world's first FCX customers, and are the first of about 200 others who will lease the machine in Japan and the USA over the next several years.
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Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid begins road testing in Japan
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
On Friday, Mazda Motor Corporation received permission from Japan's Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) to test the Mazda Premacy Hydrogen RE Hybrid minivan on public roads. The innovative hybrid system increases the vehicle's power by 40 percent and doubles the hydrogen fuel range to 200 kilometers. Mazda aims to complete the road trials and start commercial leasing in Japan during fiscal year 2008.
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Volkswagen Tiguan HyMotion Concept
Sunday, June 29, 2008
To bolster its position as a green automaker, Volkswagen developed a fuel-cell variant of its all-new Tiguan compact SUV.The Tiguan HyMotion Concept runs solely on hydrogen. It produces no tailpipe emissions, as clean water vapor is the only byproduct of fuel cell vehicles. Volkswagen debuted the vehicle at the last Bidendum Challenge in Shanghai -- an international competition aiming to promote sustainable automotive development.
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Texas company taking orders for hydrogen-powered Eco-Exotics
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The idea of an environmentally-friendly high-performance car isn't entirely a new one- and neither is that of a vehicle that runs off of hydrogen. The Ronn Motor Company of Texas is well on their way to combining these two elements into a vehicle called the Scorpion, which utilizes a unique on-demand hydrogen production system to do away with the need for a storage tank or fueling station.
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Renault-Nissan zeros in on emission-free vehicles!
Sunday, June 01, 2008
The Renault-Nissan Alliance is showing clear signs of its commitment to develop and produce green vehicles like electric cars and fuel cell vehicles. The French-Japanese auto group announced mass-marketing of electric vehicles in Israel and Denmark starting in 2011. More importantly for us, Nissan recently confirmed plans to start selling electric vehicles in the U.S. and Japan by the end of 2010, meaning the Chevrolet Volt will have some competition right from the start.
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A Chevy Equinox fuel cell electric vehicle is put to the test by the U.S. Department of Energy
Friday, May 30, 2008
The addition of a Chevy Equinox fuel cell electric vehicle to its fleet of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles allows the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to be among the pioneers helping to make fuel cell vehicles a reality over the upcoming years. For the next six months, employees will use the vehicle to conduct day-to-day business activities while sharing real-world performance data.
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Journalists are invited to test-drive a fuel cell vehicle
Sunday, April 27, 2008
The 2008 "Ride Green and Drive Clean" event, sponsored by the University of Waterloo Alternate Fuels Team (UWAFT), will be held Wednesday, April 30, at the Direct Energy Centre, in Toronto. Visitors will get a closer look at Canada's first zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Members of the medias are invited to step behind the wheel and drive this innovative vehicle on a 340-meter interior track. Representatives of the UWAFT development staff will be on hand to present their project and the technology being used. In addition, three marquee guests will give lectures: Gary Lunn, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, David Miller, Mayor of Toronto, and Adel S. Sedra, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo.
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Shell Eco-marathon Americas
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The Shell Eco-marathon Americas, which took place from April 10 to 13 at the California Speedway, in Fontana, allowed students from Canada, Mexico and the United States to showcase their skills in the development of extremely fuel-efficient vehicles. Students from Mater Dei High School, in Indiana, set a new mileage record this year. The goal of the competition was to see which car could drive the farthest while using the least amount of fuel possible. The new mark is 1,208.6 kilometers on a single liter of fuel. Actually, three teams broke the record set in 2007 by Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo.
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Land speed record for 207 MPH Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Designed by Ford engineers in collaboration with Roush, University of Ohio and Ballard Power, the Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 is the worlds first and only production-vehicle based fuel cell race car.
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Honda Fuel Cell Vehicle First to Receive Certification
Thursday, July 25, 2002
The Honda FCX has become the first fuel cell vehicle in the world to receive government certification, paving the way for the commercial use of fuel cell vehicles, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. Both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have certified the hydrogen-powered Honda FCX as meeting all applicable standards. The FCX has been certified by CARB as a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) and by the EPA as a Tier-2 Bin 1, National Low Emission Vehicle (NLEV), the lowest national emission rating. The FCX will also meet applicable U.S. safety and occupant protection standards.
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