News tagged with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
Hydrogen power in real life
Since 2009, a hydrogen powered street cleaning vehicle has been undergoing testing on the streets. The project is intended to take hydrogen drives out of the laboratory in order to gain experience on using ...
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Mar 13, 2012 |
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Breakthrough in designing cheaper, more efficient catalysts for fuel cells
University of California, Berkeley, chemists are reimagining catalysts in ways that could have a profound impact on the chemical industry as well as on the growing market for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Helping hydrogen move back home
Millions of dollars are being spent on developing electric vehicles. Electric vehicles, powered by hydrogen fuel cells, provide the demanded driving range and low environmental impact. However, hydrogen fuel ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Low emission cars under NREL's microscope
Cars that plug into solar panels for electricity or run on hydrogen may sound like something found only on the pages of science fiction novels, but engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 18, 2011 |
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Supercomputer lifts OSU land speed racer toward 400-mph goal
Building a battery-powered land speed vehicle capable of achieving a speed of 400+ miles per hour requires innovative components, corporate partnerships, hours of diligent preparation and a powerful supercomputer.
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Zero-emission fuel cell back-up power now available for RVs
Fuel-cell cars have been a tomorrow technology as long as I've been reporting on them, but it looks like 2015 will be the year they finally go commercial, with hundreds of thousands (you read that right) planned for production ...
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May 25, 2011 |
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Toyota unveils family of Prius hybrids
Toyota unveiled new siblings for its popular Prius hybrid Monday, introducing a brand new midsized wagon, a plug-in, and a compact Prius to journalists at the Detroit auto show.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 10, 2011 |
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New process is promising for hydrogen fuel cell cars
A new process for storing and generating hydrogen to run fuel cells in cars has been invented by chemical engineers at Purdue University.
Jun 16, 2010 |
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GM Looks to Hawaii for Hydrogen Infrastructure Pilot
Abundant hydrogen is available on the island of Oahu to power a ramp up of fuel cell vehicles through a General Motors collaboration with The Gas Company (TGC), Hawaii’s major gas energy provider, the two ...
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May 14, 2010 |
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Eco-Friendly SUV Gets a Hydrogen Mileage Boost (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Driving hydrogen fueled SUVs for 431 miles per fill-up is no longer a California dream. Researchers from NREL and Toyota recently completed a 331 mile round trip drive between Torrance and ...
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Nov 17, 2009 |
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Glimpsing a greener future: Computer model foresees effects of alternative transportation fuels
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that emit only water vapor.
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Japanese automakers rev up efforts in hydrogen cars
Imagine a car that can be refuelled in minutes but emits only water. Sounds like science fiction? In fact it already exists -- Hollywood star Jamie Lee Curtis has one. So does Honda president Takanobu Ito.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 25, 2009 |
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House passes funding for green vehicle research
(AP) -- Targeting more federal money to support the auto industry, the House on Wednesday approved an expansion of government-led research into making cars and trucks more fuel-efficient.
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Sep 16, 2009 |
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Hyundai-Kia's 3.28 bln dlr 'green' project plans
South Korea's Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors Wednesday announced plans to invest 4.1 trillion won (3.28 billion dollars) by end-2013 to develop fuel-efficient cars and cut carbon emissions.
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Jul 22, 2009 |
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