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Buckeye Bullet 2 claims land speed record for fuel cell vehicles, 300.992 mph

We first heard about the Buckeye Bullet 2 about two years ago when we covering the Ford Fusion 999 land speed record project. The student engineering team from Ohio State University was collaborating with engineers from Ford and the two teams shared data on improving performance of the fuel cell and electric motor system. While Ford finished the Fusion program after setting a 207 mph record, the OSU team has soldiered on. This week at the Bonneville Salt Flats the team made another attempt at hitting their target of 300 mph. After making ... Read more →

Mercedes-Benz launches B-Class F-Cell, leases to begin in early 2010 Jeremy Korzeniewski

Back in April, Mercedes-Benz announced its plans to begin small-scale series production of a new hydrogen fuel cell-powered automobile called the F-Cell. According to the German automaker, the ...

Japanese oil, gas companies to tackle hydrogen fueling infrastructure Jeremy Korzeniewski

- A consortium of 13 Japanese oil and gas companies are collaborating in an effort to commercialize technologies enabling convenient refueling of hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2015. Coincidentally ...

Kia bigwig reportedly says mass-produced fuel cell cars would cost $50,000 if made today Jeremy Korzeniewski

Let's face it: Hydrogen technology still has a ways to go before there's any real chance that we'll all be driving fuel cell cars in lieu of electric or fossil fuel-burning machines. Chief among ...

Toyota reaffirms 2015 release of new hydrogen vehicle Sebastian Blanco

- In 2007, Toyota drove one of its hydrogen fuel cell vehicles from Alaska to Vancouver, British Columbia. Earlier that same year, a Toyota FCHV drove from Tokyo to Osaka on one tank. The company ...

FTC debunks Hydro-Assist Fuel Cell, takes legal action 9 months ago on Autoblog

Don't you just hate it when the truth gets in the way of a great story? Some of biggest whoppers making the rounds these days involve the use of water for fuel. It's been said before and we'll say it again: claims of massive fuel mileage increases with these systems are false. Now, the Federal Trade ...

Nissan takes fuel cell vehicle on run of the 'Ring 1 year ago on Autoblog

The undisputed champion of hydrogen fuel cell SUVs at the Nurburgring has been crowned: the Nissan X-Trail FCV. The winning time: 11:58. Of course, it's the winning time because it's the only time -- a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has never ran the 'Ring before. After piloting the 120 bhp X-Trail ...

Daimler gets serious about R&D, will increase spending to $21 billion by 2010 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the image to view high-res shots of the Mercedes F700 concept Massive amounts of money are being spent in the alternative energy sector of the automotive industry. Last year, Daimler spent $6 billion in research and development and another $2.7 billion on environmental protection. Expect ...

Ford attempting land speed record with Fusion Hydrogen 999 Racer 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for more high-res pics of Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 Racer Ford thinks it's time to make hydrogen sexy. Capitalizing on its 10 years of hydrogen research expertise, the automaker is headed to the Bonneville Salt Flats in August to go for a few world land speed records with a ...

Honda to let individuals test FCX in 2008; plans cheaper hybrid in 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click photo for Autoblog Green's FCX test drive. At a demonstration of its FCX fuel cell concept in Los Angeles, Thursday, Honda confirmed what we reported in December: that they will have a limited number of FCXs on the ground for real-world testing in 2008. USA Today says Honda currently already ...

Shanghai Motor Show: GM unveils fuel cell E-Flex 2 years ago on Autoblog

E-Flex vehicle line executive Tony Posawatz with the fuel cell E-Flex Following up on the plan they laid out when they revealed the Chevy Volt at the Detroit Auto Show, General Motors has unveiled the second major iteration of the E-Flex platform at the Shanghai Motor Show. The whole premise of ...

Army takes delivery of Equinox FCV as Project Driveway kicks off 3 years ago on Autoblog

The US Army took delivery of the first Chevy Equinox fuel-cell vehicle yesterday during a Washington, D.C. ceremony that marked the kickoff of GM's new Project Driveway initiative. Maj. Gen. Roger A. Nadeau (above), commander of the US Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command, was on ...

GM Sequel will wear a bowtie 3 years ago on Autoblog

During the 2005 Detroit Auto Show, General Motors unveiled a prototype for a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, dubbed the Sequel. At the time, the concept flew under the GM banner, today, the General's vice president of R&D, Larry Burns, announced that the next version will bear the Chevrolet ...

L.A. auto show debut for Honda's next fuel-cell car 3 years ago on Autoblog

This year's Los Angeles auto show will see the debut of Honda's third-generation fuel-cell powertrain, ensconced in its FCX cab-forward concept car (pictured), which debuted at last year's Tokyo Motor Show. The FCX five-passenger sedan, not to be confused with the small FCX fuel-cell hatchback ...

Nissan's X-Trail highlights hydrogen fuel cell development 3 years ago on Autoblog

Nissan’s hydrogen fuel cell laboratory-on-wheels is the FCV X-Trail, and the vehicle’s latest iteration highlights the company’s 10-year-long commitment to the hail mary pass of automotive emissions technology. Nissan developed the fuel stack for the newest X-Trail inhouse. ...

Detroit fuzz first with hydrogen fuel cell cop car 3 years ago on Autoblog

Well, it’s not actually the Detroit police. Those brave souls would do well to soldier on with their heavily armored Crown Vics. It’s actually the campus police of Wayne State University in Detroit who have received the first hydrogen fuel cell-powered police vehicle in the world. The ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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