Luxury vehicles, exotic new rides, and the latest in domestic developments are all part of any auto show. Add to that list the environmentally-friendly aspects of a new car at this year’s San Francisco Chronicle|SF Gate.com 51st Annual International Auto Show. This story from the Chronicle has the green details about the week-long event slated to start on November 22nd: …
Games Feature Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles
Hydrogen is the fuel of choice at the non-profit HHO Games & Exposition this coming Tuesday, Nov. 11th at the Manatee County Fairgrounds, in Palmetto, Fla. This press release says inventors will be testing hydrogen-powered devices for cars, trucks, boats, campers, motorcycles and generators during the four-day round of seminars and the world’s first large-scale display of water-powered vehicles: “The …
Birmingham, AL to Test Hydrogen Bus
The City of Birmingham, Alabama will test a transit bus that will run on hydrogen next year. This story from the Birmingham (AL) News says it’s the work of a University of Alabama-Birmingham engineering team, along with Auburn University… among others: “This testing in Birmingham gives us a chance to evaluate the fuel cell in a unique, real world setting,” …
HEC to Build Hydrogen V8
Algona, Iowa-based Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc. has teamed up with Eliminator Performance Products with the intention to build the largest spark-ignited hydrogen V8 engine ever. This press release from HEC says it’s designed for large hydrogen-fueled electrical power generation systems and for buses: Ted Hollinger, HEC Founder, says “This 572 cubic inch engine will give us a much needed power …
Hydrogen Hybrid Hot Rod to be Ethanol Ready
A hot rod built to run on hydrogen is expanding its horizons to run on another green fuel… ethanol. Austin, Texas-based Ronn Motor Company has announced its eco-exotic hybrid, the Scorpion™, the first production automobile to produce Hydrogen on Demand (HOD) through its proprietary H2GO™ system, will be ethanol compliant and built to run on a 70% gasoline or ethanol …
Alt-fueled Cars Get Sales Tax Break in Washington
New car buyers in the state of Washington are going to get a break on their sales taxes when they buy some vehicles that run on alternative fuels. This story from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer says it’s expected to save them $18.6 million over the next couple of years and is designed to get people to trade in their old gas …
Hydrogen Car Gets Real-World Test at EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is practicing what it preaches as the agency in charge of keeping America clean is testing a hydrogen fuel cell car that is part of its green fleet of vehicles. This press release from the EPA says the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell Car is the latest in American technology: “EPA is turning the key on …
Turning Ethanol Into Hydrogen
Researchers at Ohio State University say they have found a way to efficiently convert ethanol and other biofuels into hydrogen. According to OSU professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering Umit Ozkan, a new catalyst can makes hydrogen from ethanol with 90 percent yield, at a workable temperature, and using inexpensive ingredients. Ozkan says the catalyst could help make the use …
Hydrogen Road Tour Underway
A 13-day cross-country road tour running on hydrogen kicked off this week in Portland, Maine and will wrap up in Los Angeles, CA… 31 stops and 18 states later, hoping to convince the public that hydrogen is the fuel of the future. This story from the New York Times says eight different car makers started the tour… with the American …
New Company Looks to Lead U.S. Hydrogen Market
A new company has been formed that looks to lead the U.S. hydrogen market. Eden Hydrogen Inc. is the product of the merging of two American subsidiaries of Australian-based Energy Ltd… Hythane Company of Denver, Colorado and HyRadix of Des Plaines, Illinois. This story from the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch web site says the new company will be headquartered …