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Congress restores hydrogen funding with $187 million in appropriations bill 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu is not getting his way in Washington. Recently (and, at this point, still allegedly) he said that he "would put every cent into electric cars." The Senate, though, has other plans and has now restored almost all of the hydrogen funding money that the DOE ...

Honda FCX clarity arrives in Europe, but only for the media 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

2009 Honda FCX Clarity - Click above for high-res image gallery Honda has brought the Honda FCX Clarity to the Old Continent. Unfortunately, interested drivers won't be able to lease the hydrogen-powered car, since the Clarity is here just for members of the press. Only two vehicles have been ...

Unexpected Greenery: TVR Artemis concept from Niels van Roij 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

TVR, a British sportscar manufacturer with a troubled past and uncertain future, is known for producing brutish performance cars with impossibly curvy bodies molded from fiberglass and powerful inline-six or V8 engines. As such, the idea of an eco-friendly TVR never really crossed our minds ...

REPORT: Energy Secretary Chu: "I would put every cent into electric cars" 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has a penchant for making some straightforward statements about energy policy. He's said that electric vehicles are inevitable, for example, and that all American cars should be E85-capable. Recently, he apparently said that "if it were up to me, I would put every ...

H2 Olympics power: BC Transit gets first fuel cell bus with Ballard stack 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Over two years ago, we first learned the British Columbia Transit was planning to acquire 20 fuel cell-powered buses for use in the Whistler area ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The first of those buses was recently delivered to the transit company with the rest arriving over the coming weeks ...

AltCar 2009: Dan Neil, "Some Inconvenient Questions," and GM hints it could sell Chevy Volt gliders 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

On top of the test drives (Wheego Whip), test rides (Coda Sedan) and a visit to the unlimited energy booth, a highlight of the AltCar Expo last weekend was getting to hear the LA Times' premiere auto scribe Dan Neil moderate two sessions called "Some Inconvenient Questions." Neil was lucky to ...

Tokyo 2009 Preview: Suzuki to show off three fuel cell concepts 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

In addition to the plug-in series hybrid version of the Swift subcompact hatchback that Suzuki will display at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show, the Japanese company will also be bringing along three separate concepts powered by fuel cells. First up is the SX4-FCV, which uses an 80 kW hydrogen ...

Kia offering 6-month fuel cell test drives in Korea 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Kia is getting ready to conduct its own smaller scale version of Project Driveway, the GM fuel cell vehicle field test. The South Korean automaker will be giving five drivers the opportunity to drive a fuel cell-powered version of the Borrego (sold as the Mohave in its home market) FCEV. ...

Dr. Z: BEVs and hybrids for the near term, fuel cells for the long haul 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Like pretty much every major automaker, Daimler is preparing to launch battery electric vehicles in the next few years. However, again like many of its competitors, the German automaker remains unconvinced that batteries will see the kind of technical progress needed to make them a truly ...

California ZEV regulations may push Honda to release a BEV, fuel cells still the goal 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

Honda's new CEO Takanobu Ito still maintains that hydrogen fuel cells are the best long-term solution for zero-emission vehicles. This is a position that Honda has held as a corporate policy for a number of years. However, the realities of upcoming regulations and the lack of movement in ...

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