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100 Hydrogen Refueling Stations Planned in Japan

Benji Jerew — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:21:16 +0000

One of the advantages hydrogen fuel cell [HFC] vehicles have over electric vehicles [EV] is that they refuel in the same amount of time as a conventional gasoline-powered vehicle. However, HFCs and EVs share at least one disadvantage, limited refueling stations. At first, EVs didn’t have much in the way of public recharging stations, but […]

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GM Sticking to 2016 Target for Hydrogen Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:49:42 +0000

Major automobile manufacturers have had hydrogen [H2] fuel cell [HFC] vehicles in research and development for years, but they always seems to be on the back burner. There are some major hurdles to widespread use of HFCs, which have held them back from the mainstream. Primarily, there is little to no infrastructure for refueling them. […]

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France To Have First Hydrogen-Powered Car By 2015

Mike Sandru — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:37:22 +0000

France’s first hydrogen powered car was tested at Marcoussis, a town in the center of the country, and will be put on sale by the end of 2015. According to Benoît Potier, head of the French company Air Liquide, “the new technology reduces carbon dioxide by 30%. The car is equipped with an engine that […]

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Hyundai i-Blue Concept to Become Reality in 2012

Mike Sandru — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:56:33 +0000

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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Toyota's Future Fuel Cell Vehicles Able to Work at Minus 37 degrees Celsius

Cristi — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:52:59 +0000

Fuel cell vehicles have been criticized by a lot of car manufacturers around the world. Still there are some that think they are able to transform the world’s thinking into a GREEN ONE and prove that fuel cell vehicles are as reliable as any gas cars available on the market. This year’s Air Resources Board’s […]

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Fast Charging Hydrogen Storage Thanks to Potassium

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:56:03 +0000

As I have said it many times before, inventions in the field of hydrogen storage are most desired, because hydrogen can be created easily from solar power, and offers nothing but water at the other end of the equation.

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BMW will lease its hydrogen cars

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:57:07 +0000

Eager to put its stamp on cars with green credentials, BMW announced that it rolled out the world’s first hydrogen-burning car in serial production early this year. Dubbed the Hydrogen 7, the specially equipped 7-Series executive cars emit only water vapor when running on hydrogen. That means zero emissions of pollutants and carbon dioxide, a […]

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