Fuel Cell
Gas, Electricity, Hydrogen: How Many Cars Can 'Fuel' And What Will It Cost?
Gas stations are ubiquitous across the world, many with diesel pumps as well, to fuel the more than 1 billion vehicles now roaming the surface of our planet. As regulators get increasingly serious about reducing carbon emissions from transportation, we'll see competing sites for refueling or... read more
Hyundai, Kia Do It All: Electrics, Hybrids, Prius Fighters, Hydrogen, Even Diesel
When it comes to advanced automotive technology, most global carmakers are placing their bets with care. Toyota is all-in for hydrogen fuel cells, while Nissan is betting on... read more August 11, 2015 by John Voelcker
CA Renewable Hydrogen Rule: Forcing The Carbon Numbers To Work
California's plan to reduce carbon emissions from transportation anticipates a mix of battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. Recharging batteries from the electric... read more August 7, 2015 by John Voelcker
World's Biggest Hydrogen Station Planned For San Francisco: Cars, Ferries To Fuel There
San Francisco may soon get its own high-speed hydrogen fuel-cell ferry boat as part of a demonstration project backed by public and private interests. But that boat will need... read more August 3, 2015 by Stephen Edelstein
Toyota Tackles Hydrogen Fueling Challenges As Mirai Launch Approaches: UPDATED
As this autumn's launch of the 2016 Toyota Mirai fuel-cell car approaches, its maker is taking steps to ensure that the small number of initial buyers and lessees will be... read more July 30, 2015 by John Voelcker
Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Ferry For Bay Area, Electric Ferry In Norway
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are beginning to hit California roads in small numbers, and soon one or more will be traversing its waters too. Sandia National Laboratories and... read more July 30, 2015 by Stephen Edelstein
Why Do Fuel-Cell Vehicles Make Electric-Car Advocates So Crazy?
Last Thursday, Green Car Reports published a story noting that the several dozen drivers of Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell vehicles had expressed deep frustration with the... read more July 28, 2015 by John Voelcker
Fiat Chrysler CTO: Fuel Cells Are The Future, Batteries Are Not
Several companies have expressed enthusiasm about battery-electric cars, but Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) isn't one of them. Six years after killing its pre-bankruptcy... read more July 28, 2015 by Stephen Edelstein
CA Fuel-Cell Car Drivers Say Hydrogen Fuel Unavailable, Stations Don't Work (UPDATED)
While they enjoy driving their cars, early lessees of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in Southern California are complaining that they can't reliably fuel them at the handful of... read more July 25, 2015 by John Voelcker
Toyota: Negative On Batteries Because It Has More Experience Than Any Other Maker
When it comes to zero-emission vehicles, Toyota has placed its flag firmly on the side of hydrogen fuel cells. The company is now reviewing requests from potential buyers and... read more July 22, 2015 by Stephen Edelstein
BMW's Ominous Black i8 Fuel-Cell Prototype: What It Sounds Like (Video)
Very, very few people on the planet have ever seen a car powered by hydrogen fuel cells, much less ridden in or driven one. But if you've wondered what they sound like in... read more July 16, 2015 by John Voelcker
Signup For 2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Sedan Starts July 20 (Californians Only)
Toyota will choose the first U.S. customers for its 2016 Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell car beginning next week. On July 20, Toyota will begin accepting requests from perspective... read more July 14, 2015 by Stephen Edelstein
BMW Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Prototypes Now Testing, Production "Sometime After 2020"
As the cost of advanced technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of vehicle travel rises, car companies have increasingly partnered to share those technologies and their... read more July 7, 2015 by John Voelcker
Will Future Tesla Model S Top Toyota Mirai's 312-Mile Range?
Hydrogen fuel-cell cars today have many similarities to electric cars. Both employ advanced zero-emission powertrains that power the wheels with electric motors, both cost... read more July 6, 2015 by John Voelcker
Toyota, Honda, Nissan Set Details Of Hydrogen Network In Japan
If hydrogen fuel-cell cars are to succeed, region by region, they will need an adequate number of public fueling stations in each area where they're sold. Carmakers have... read more July 2, 2015 by Stephen Edelstein
HyperSolar Nears Voltage Needed For Solar Hydrogen Production
What's so magical about 1.5 volts, you may ask? It turns out that it's the practical voltage required to produce hydrogen gas from water using artificial photosynthesis... read more July 1, 2015 by John Voelcker
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