fuel cell technology Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:47:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Kia Will Flood The Green Car Market By 2020 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/kia-green-cars-2020/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/kia-green-cars-2020/#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:47:25 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57732 Kia’s Hwaseong, South Korea manufacturing plant is synonymous with the Optima, Spectra, Forte, the Sportage, and more. There will be a new name entering the Kia family, and it will go on sale the second half of 2016. The Niro is the newest hybrid crossover vehicle to hit the market. Kia has plans to introduce […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/kia-green-cars-2020/feed/ 0 57732 Dutch University Discovers How to Reduce Platinum Use in Fuel Cells https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reduce-platinum-fuel-cells/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reduce-platinum-fuel-cells/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2015 05:21:58 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56945 Researchers from Tufts University have discovered a way to make fuel cells cheaper by using less platinum. Platinum is used as a catalyst in fuel cells, inducing the chemical reactions that make green technology like electric vehicle batteries work. Platinum, however, is extremely scarce and so using it in any technologies generally prohibits them from being very […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/reduce-platinum-fuel-cells/feed/ 0 56945 Hyundai i-Blue Concept to Become Reality in 2012 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hyundai-i-blue-concept-2012-20100902/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hyundai-i-blue-concept-2012-20100902/#respond Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:56:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=9891 Hyundai plans to become a leader in the field of electric and hybrid vehicles. So far the company has revealed numerous concepts and production vehicles. Among them is the 2007 Hyundai i-Blue, a zero-emissions concept car powered by hydrogen and by the last generation of fuel cell technology that the automaker has.

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