Video: Hydrogen-powered buses in Hamburg are fueled by the wind

Filed under: Hydrogen , Green Daily Hydrogen bus in Hamburg - Click above to watch video after the jump The ongoing debate between hydrogen advocates and supporters of battery-powered vehicles has kind of died down for now, but this latest video of the Hamburg hydrogen bus fleet might whip it up again.

Study: Fuel cell vehicles to reach 670,000 in annual sales by 2020

Filed under: Hydrogen , Green Daily As many automakers turn their attention to electric vehicles, fuel cells are not getting as much attention as they used to. Though we don’t see either electric or fuel cell-powered vehicles capturing a majority of the automotive market any time soon, several studies have suggested that the growth of battery-powered vehicles will outpace fuel cells . Now, a new study from Pike Research has emerged suggesting that fuel cell vehicles are ripe for an explosive increase in volume.

Prepping for 2012 Summer Olympics, fuel cell-powered London taxi prototype unveiled

Filed under: Hydrogen , UK The city of London hopes to have a fleet of zero emission fuel cell-powered taxicabs in service in time for the 2012 summer Olympic games. The first prototype, built b y Lotus Engineering with a consortium of other companies, was unveiled yesterday at the city hall.

Report: Japan’s fuel cell market could grow 99-fold by 2025

Filed under: Hydrogen , Green Daily , Japan The Big Japanese Three automakers are all working on fuel cell vehicles . This is no surprise, especially to anyone who remembers that, between 1998 and 2004, two out of every three fuel cell patent applications were filed by Japanese companies .

After Volkswagen hookup, Suzuki quits hybrid, fuel cell work with General Motors

Filed under: Diesel , EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Hydrogen , GM , Suzuki , Volkswagen Suzuki SX4 fuel cell concept - Click above for high-res image gallery At last fall’s Tokyo Motor Show , Suzuki showed off several concept vehicles powered by either hybrid or hydrogen fuel cell powertrains. Apparently, Suzuki relied on former shareholder and senior partner General Motors for much of the underlying technology for those vehicles.

Ballard gets contract to supply fuel cells to Daimler

Filed under: Hydrogen , Daimler Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL-Hybrid - click above for high-res image gallery Ballard Power Systems has announced that it has received a $24 million contract from Daimler to supply its FCvelocity fuel cell systems. At the beginning of 2008, Ballard sold off its automotive fuel cell assets to Daimler and Ford but retained its commercial business for heavy duty and stationary applications

Daimler debuts next-gen Citaro fuel cell bus in Hamburg, cuts fuel consumption in half

Filed under: Hydrogen , Mercedes Benz Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL-Hybrid - click above for high-res image gallery Daimler this week unveiled the first of its new generation Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL-Hybrid transit buses.

GM fuel cell boss explains that the technology needs to pass final cost hurdle to production

Filed under: Hydrogen , GM General Motors fuel cell comparsion - click above to enlarge It’s no secret that General Motors remains committed to hydrogen fuel cells as a long term solution to zero emissions transportation. In this cause, GM is in league with many of the largest automakers in the world including Toyota, Honda, Daimler, and Hyundai.

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

Filed under: Hydrogen , Honda Honda FCX Clarity - Click above for high-res image gallery 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.

Not over yet: Senate subcommittee restores DOE’s hydrogen funding cut

Hydrogen cars in Vancouver - click above for high-res image gallery 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 face and asked the DOE to restore the funds .

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