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H2 Olympics power: BC Transit gets first fuel cell bus with Ballard stack

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 and months. The 20 bus-fleet will be the single largest deployment of hydrogen-fueled buses in the world. The buses are built on chassis supplied by ISE Corporation and use fuel cell stacks supplied by Ballard Power Systems. Ballard sold off its ... Read more →

Frankfurt 2009: all plugs and hybrids, no hydrogen Sebastian Blanco

It's probable that, somewhere in the Frankfurt Messe this week, there are hydrogen-powered concept vehicles. From the headlines, though, it's clear that the world's automakers showing off their ...

Honda still plans 200 FCX Clarity leases, showroom sales by 2015 Sam Abuelsamid

When Honda announced the FCX Clarity fuel cell car in November 2007, the company announced plans to build and lease 200 of the hydrogen fueled cars. So far however, only 10 examples have been ...

GM not giving up on hydrogen fuel cells yet! Production planned for 2012 Sam Abuelsamid

The current administration in Washington clearly doesn't favor the pursuit of hydrogen fuel cells, but that doesn't mean General Motors is giving up on the technology. In spite of the pending ...

Not over yet: Senate subcommittee restores DOE's hydrogen funding cut Sebastian Blanco

It was huge news back in May when President Obama and the DOE slashed hydrogen vehicle funding from the FY 2010 DOE budget. Since then, hydrogen advocates like CARB have put on the best possible ...

CARB grants $6.8 million for four hydrogen refueling stations 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

The California Air Resources Board will give four groups/organizations - Mebtahi Station Services, the San Francisco Airport, Shell Hydrogen and UCLA - $1.7 million each to build hydrogen refueling stations for fuel cell vehicles in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas. The four stations ...

RETECH 2009: hydrogen proponent Sandy Thomas says fuel cells beat the pants off of battery-powered cars 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

At the American Council on Renewable Energy's RETECH conference and expo last week, I was able to listen to a few presentations on renewables and transportation. It's always interesting to hear about the auto industry from people on the outside, and the RETECH presentations lived up to ...

DOE asking for help finding hydrogen fuel cell market 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Does DOE stand for hydrogen fuel cell in some language I don't understand? I know that the Department of energy finds the funds for cellulosic biofuels and plug-ins, but it also spends more than one might expect on hydrogen fuel cell technology - e.g., $130 million here and $100 million there - ...

German auto club gets HydroGen4 from GM for roadside assistance 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of General Motors' HydroGen4 (aka fuel cell Equinox) vehicles is now prowling the streets in Berlin and Brandenberg, Germany offering up roadside assistance. The German auto club ADAC is operating one of the fuel cell-powered crossovers as part of GM's Project Driveway. Just as AAA crews do ...

New Holland to show first fuel cell powered tractor in February 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Agricultural equipment maker New Holland will be unveiling what it claims is the first fuel cell-powered tractor at a French trade show in February. The tractor is based on the existing T6000 unit with a hydrogen fuel cell electric drive system replacing the conventional diesel powertrain. New ...

GM delivers 100th fuel cell Chevy Equinox for Project Driveway 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

It's been just over a year since General Motors launched its Project Driveway fuel cell field test program. In the 14 months the program has been putting fuel cell powered Chevy Equinoxes in the hands of regular customers, those drivers have accumulated 500,000 miles on the vehicles. Over 3,400 ...

Kia considering ultra-capacitors for next fuel cell vehicle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Kia is reportedly considering the use of ultra-capacitors to store electrical energy in the next generation version of its fuel cell vehicle. Ultra caps have an advantage over batteries in that they can absorb and release energy much more quickly. Unfortunately, they don't have as much capacity and ...

Toyota to start leasing fuel cell vehicle in Japan 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota has started offering its fuel cell powered Highlander for lease by government agencies and energy related companies. The latest version, known as the FCHV-adv, uses an updated version of Toyota's in-house developed fuel cell stack which offers an extended range of over 470 miles on the ...

Nissan considering fuel cell sports car for production 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Until fairly recently, Nissan has been mostly quiet about its fuel cell development program. The Japanese brand recently became the first to run a fuel cell vehicle around the Nurburgring in Germany when its X-Trail FCV took to the circuit more typically populated by GT-Rs, Corvettes and Porsches. ...

Mercedes wants to eliminate petroleum from its lineup by 2015 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

By the middle of the next decade Mercedes-Benz wants its entire lineup to be able to operate entirely free of petroleum. The German giant is working on a variety of technologies that will help provide crude oil free transport such as battery electrics, fuel cells and highly efficient internal ...

Honda announces more details about FCX Clarity leasing 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Honda has just announced details of the leasing program for the new FCX Clarity fuel cell car that was unveiled at the LA Auto Show last November. The Clarity will be the first series "production" fuel cell vehicle available for lease to retail customers and the first examples will be delivered in ...

Dieter Zetsche sees fuel cells on our roads in 5-8 years 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

GM isn't the only one ready for a lot of hydrogen fuel cell cars. Daimler chairman Dieter "Dr. Z" Zetsche believes that the technology for fuel cell vehicles is here today and that vehicles using the hydrogen-for-energy system will be available in five to eight years time. Zetsche also believes that ...

Suzuki invests further in Intelligent Energy 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image to enlarge Last Spring, when Suzuki and Intelligent Energy announced their partnership, we wondered out loud if fuel cell powered-motorcycles were in the offing. What we got was a very cool concept bike at the Tokyo Motor Show called the Suzuki Crosscage, which did in fact use ...

Fuel cells could reduce emissions from ocean going shipping 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

With the dramatic increase in international trade in the past couple of decades, particularly between China and North America, ocean shipping traffic has gone up along with the emissions from those ships. Recent studies have shown that shipping is generating almost as many emissions as road ...

GM shifting 500 fuel cell engineers to production engineering groups 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/GM_moving_500_fuel_cell_engineers_over_to_production_engineering_group'; Aside from Honda, General Motors has probably been the most aggressive automaker when it comes to developing fuel cell technology in-house. The company has taken great advantage of some of ...

Toyota loans fuel cell Highlander to Japanese transport company 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Toyota is expanding their fuel cell vehicle development tests out of their own facilities into the real world. They have built some fuel cell-powered vehicles based on the previous generation Highlander and they are loaning one out to a Nagoya transport company. The FCHV uses a Toyota-built fuel ...

Fuel cells added to California zero emission vehicle program 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

"Battery technology has been moving forward and batteries are still zero-emission technology, but the car companies have made it very clear that fuel cells are the technology of the future," said Jerry Martin, an Air Resource Board spokesman. This statement comes after the EPA approved regulation ...

Canada and Europe team to buy hydrogen buses 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

During last week's meeting of the Europe Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform (HFP) in Brussels, Belgium, an agreement was reached between a half dozen Canadian and European cities and provinces to jointly purchase hydrogen powered buses. The hope is that by getting together to place a larger ...

FST Fuel Cassette system another step towards practical fuel-cell vehicles 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Hydrogen containment and distributor FST Energy, Inc. has developed what may be a big leap in fuel cell technology. The company's FST Fuel Cassette system can apparently generate up to 300 percent more hydrogen in fuel cells that are one-third the size of conventional ones. States FST CEO Mike ...

The hydrogen future revisited 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

To significantly affect fuel consumption in the near-term, we shouldn't put all our eggs in the hydrogen fuel cell basket, according to Professor John Heywood at MIT. It could take more than 50 years for fuel cell vehicles to have a significant effect on fuel consumption, even though it is estimated ...

Hydrogen and the fuel cell car: Which came first? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

While the media buzz might make people believe hydrogen fuel cells are around the corner, significant hurdles still need to be crossed. Even though some prototype fuel cell cars are showing promise in delivering an experience similar to existing cars, cost, hydrogen storage, and lack of ...


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