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Could Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Really Be the Future?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:19:39 +0000

Given that many automakers are putting a lot of R&D [Research and Development] money into hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, can we be certain that they ARE coming, but will they be the future? Right now, the only hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in production is made by Honda Motor Company, and still in very small numbers. […]

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Way Behind Electric Vehicles, Can They Catch Up?

Benji Jerew — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:57:45 +0000

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are essentially electric vehicles, only their energy storage system varies, but it could be that storage system is which is stunting their development. It all has to do with how these two vehicles store their energy. For example, the most-advanced electric vehicle, the Tesla Model S, stores grid energy chemically in […]

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“Green” Blonde Walks Into Library. See What She’s Up To!

Benji Jerew — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:11:08 +0000

Advertising catches your attention, and hopefully holds on long enough to make a point. A humorous advertisement, by the Clean Energy Partnership [CEP], takes a little look at what it’s like trying to find your favorite book as quietly as possible. The point? Hydrogen fuel cell [HFC] vehicles, and by extension, electric vehicles [EV], are […]

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Honda FCX Clarity to Also Be Used as Power Source for Homes

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:15:50 +0000

With the advent of smart grids, the world will be a better place, at least in what concerns power outages. Electric cars will take over the role of buffering the extra electricity and, when in their garages, they will be able to even cope with big outages. Honda, the company that designed the FCX Clarity, […]

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Italy to Have Solar-Powered Hydrogen Refueling Pumps at Every New Gas Station

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:21:04 +0000

Italy seems to be the perfect place for a hydrogen infrastructure to develop in Europe. Acta, an Italian company, has plans to install their new hydrogen refilling stations throughout the country. They use solar power to perform electrolysis on water and extract the hydrogen.

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Honda Planning to Market Solar Powered Home-Based Hydrogen Refueler Starting 2015

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:09:14 +0000

Having your hydrogen fuel cell car powered by some solar panels in your own backyard looks like a dream not able to come true in a lifetime for some. For others, this is already a reality and a long-term plan. Honda, GM, Toyota, Mercedes and several other car manufacturers, joined by fuel providers including Shell, look at home-based refueling stations quite seriously and plan to have the first ones implemented in as little as five years.

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Home Made Refueling Station for Honda FCX Clarity

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:46:26 +0000

It is essentially an electric car. Everyone's talking about their fears that they don't have hydrogen refueling stations around, forgetting that we have water all around us.

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