UK’s largest on-road test of hydrogen cars kicks off in 2012

Filed under: Hydrogen , Green Daily , UK Riversimple hydrogen fuel cell car - Click above for high-res image gallery The city of Leicester will kick off the UK’s largest on-road test of hydrogen vehicles in 2012.

Linde will build two hydrogen stations for San Francisco Bay area transit buses

Filed under: Hydrogen The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), which services the east San Francisco Bay area, is now operating a fleet of fuel cell buses and Linde North America is installing two new hydrogen fueling stations to fill them up. The hydrogen stations are being installed at AC Transit’s Emeryville and Oakland depots and will use Linde ’s Ionic compression technology. The ionic compressors are much more energy efficient than previous compression systems and can fill a bus with 30 kilograms of gaseous hydrogen in six minutes

Dream of owning a hydrogen-powered car? Here’s a 1:10 scale version for ya [w/video] *UPDATE

Filed under: Etc. , Hydrogen , Green Daily Horizon’s H-Cell 2.0 fuel cell kit - Click above to watch video after the jump So, you’re in the market for a hydrogen-powered vehicle, but just can’t seem to find the right ride

SunHydro, Proton Energy get to work on east coast Hybrogen Highway

Filed under: Hydrogen , Solar When hydrogen cars become available to the general public, they will start in California. This is pretty much an accepted truth among people who follow the green car scene today, but SunHydro /Proton Energy thinks that truth needs to be changed to include the east coast

General Motors to establish pilot hydrogen infrastructure in Hawaii

Filed under: Hydrogen , GM Hawaii is set to get the first hydrogen fueling infrastructure in the United States thanks to a pilot project announced today by General Motors and The Gas Company. The Gas Company is the local natural gas and propane utility on the island state.

Toyota aims for $50,000 production hydrogen sedan by 2015

Filed under: Hydrogen , Toyota , Green Daily Third-gen Toyota FCHV-adv - Click above for high-res image gallery Toyota is undoubtedly known more for its hybrid vehicles than its hydrogen-powered cars, but that could tilt just a little if the company can make good on claims of a production-ready hydrogen sedan for around $50,000. According to Toyota, this price is achievable because costs have dropped tremendously on its fuel-cell technology, about 90 percent in the last five years alone. Toyota even states that its hydrogen sedan, slated for debut in 2015, would be profitable at the price listed above, but we have our doubts about that

Israeli researchers develop small, lightweight hydrogen storage tech

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , Hydrogen , Europe/EU , Middle East Just a few days ago, we told you about Germany’s commitment of $2 billion for the construction of at least 1,000 hydrogen refueling stations. A month ago, we learned about London’s decision to build a network of hydrogen filling stations in time for the 2012 Olympics. But, outside of California’s Hydrogen Highway , we don’t hear too much about the progress of hydrogen infrastructure and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles here in the U.S

Quick Spin: Toyota FCHV-adv tempts us with smooth driving, reminding us that hydrogen is still years away

Filed under: Hydrogen , Toyota , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Green Daily Third-gen Toyota FCHV-adv - Click above for high-res image gallery Toyota isn’t going to sell anyone a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle any time soon. In fact, it’ll be about four years before the company’s first model hits the market.

Video: General Motors continues to develop fuel cell toward 2015 production

Filed under: Hydrogen , GM GM next generation and current fuel cell stacks - Click above for high-res image gallery Last summer we first saw one of General Motors new fifth-generation fuel cell stacks on display at a powertrain technology event. It was being shown next to the comparable hardware from one of the Project Driveway fuel cell Chevy Equinoxes and the difference in size was startling. The stack is part of what GM refers to as the second-generation system which includes all the elements necessary to implement it in a vehicle

Ballard gets $6.2M in DOE funding for non-automotive fuel cells

Filed under: Hydrogen Ballard fuel cell forklift - Click above for a high-res image gallery Ballard Material Products has received the bulk of $6.2 million in Department of Energy funding for research work into fuel cell materials aimed at cutting the cost and improving durability of the electro-chemical energy generators.

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