Top Korean auto manufacturer Hyundai-Kia will begin low-volume production of at least one fuel cell vehicle within the next two years. Though it is still not known whether the vehicle will be a Hyundai or a Kia, it will definitely be a hydrogen-powered version of an existing model. “There are already agreements between car makers [...]
General Motors said today that it is working with The Gas Company (TGC), Hawaii”s major gas energy provider, to power a ramp up of fuel-cell vehicles on the island of Oabhi where there is an abundance of hydrogen. TGC produces hydrogen along with synthetic natural gas and delivers it in its utility gas stream. Through [...]
BMW has announced that it is testing a new hydrogen fuel-cell hybrid powertrain that could be used by the next-generation Mini and the front-wheel-drive BMW vehicles planned for 2014. The system combines a front-wheel-drive architecture, a hydrogen fuel-cell system, an electric-motor and a small gasoline engine. Engineers say that the system is designed to allow [...]
General Motors’ Project Driveway, which involves 120 Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell electric vehicles, was set up to see how hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicles adapt to the real world and if customers will be able to use them as daily drivers. One of the more impressive aspects of the Project Driveway project was to see if [...]
General Motors announced yesterday that it is testing a “production-intent” hydrogen fuel-cell system that can fit in the space of a 4-cylinder engine and be ready for commercial production by 2015. The Detroit automaker said that the system is half the size, 220 lbs lighter and uses about a third of the platinum of the [...]
Daimler AG plans on doubling its investment in green technologies in the next two years for its Mercedes-Benz unit, which will roll out plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell vehicles in every segment over the next few years. The company plans on spending $1.4 billion in each of the next two years to develop batteries and fuel-efficient [...]
Nissan announced today that it will be leasing its X-TRAIL Fuel-Cell Vehicle to Sacramento’s Coca-Cola Bottling Company for one year, with an option for two additional years. “Sacramento already has the beginning of a hydrogen infrastructure in place, and Sacramento Coca-Cola has a track record of utilizing low emissions cars, so the two companies share [...]
While there is a lot of hype around GM’s Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid vehicle, GM is out to remind us that it is still making progress on its fuel-cell vehicle program. The Detroit automaker said that it is making significant developments towards building advanced hydrogen fuel-cell designs that will result in more affordable hydrogen-powered vehicles. [...]
Earlier this year (March to be exact), Mercedes-Benz announced that it has completed winter testing for the upcoming 2010 Mercedes-Benz B-Class with fuel-cell drive in northern Sweden. Well, here it is in its complete production form. Power comes from a new generation of fuel-cell drive mated to an electric motor that produces 136-hp and a maximum torque of [...]
A 2009 Coventry University graduate, James Trim, has unveiled his latest project and the idea of a greener, much-more environmentally friendly Aston Martin. Known as the Aston Martin Volare, Trim says that his design will keep Aston’s “fantastic sound and outright performance customary with that of a petrol equivalent, but would provide drivers the world [...]
