Legendary quote from Bill Reinert of Toyota about ethanol and plug-in battery cars
(Join the Facebook page Plan to Launch Hydrogen Car Revolution which is for people who support the plan that calls for the U.S. Congress to provide tax credits to build the first 12,000 hydrogen fueling stations and help get the first 12 million hydrogen fuel cell cars on the road.) As many people who read this blog know, Bill Reinert is one of my favorite people in the world.  He just tells it like it is (see below). Here is an excerpt from an outstanding article on Bill Reinert from To
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Whatever Happened to Hydrogen Fuel Cells?
I wonder if in 20 years comedians will joke about the coming of the hydrogen economy the way they now joke (in the US) about the coming of the metric system. For about the last decade I have been reading about hydrogen fuel cell cars as if they were just around the corner. General Motors fatefully decided to pursue hydrogen fuel cell cars rather than developing hybrid or batter technology. In 2003 G.W. Bush announced a 1.2 billion dollar initiative to develop the technology. In California Govern
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Tesla real-world driving range significantly below 244 miles
(Join the Facebook page Plan to Launch Hydrogen Car Revolution which is for people who support the plan that calls for the U.S. Congress to provide tax credits to build the first 12,000 hydrogen fueling stations and help get the first 12 million hydrogen fuel cell cars on the road.) On their company website , Tesla lists the driving range of the Roadster as 244 miles.  Though, they do mention in the fine print that “Actual range and electricity consumption will vary with driving conditions

Department of Defence to test hydrogen fuel cell bus
The issue of investment in hydrogen fuel cells may rage on in the USA, but that hasn’t stopped Colorado-based Proterra LLC providing a hydrogen fuel cell hybrid bus for use in a US Department of Defence pilot project. The aim of the project is to test an end-to-end clean hydrogen energy cycle, and will include all elements of a clean hydrogen energy cycle such as local hydrogen generation via waste water treatment digester gas clean-up and reformation; bulk hydrogen storage, dispensing and tra

Larry Burns from GM to retire; Leaves legacy as R&D chief and hydrogen advocate
(Join the Facebook page Plan to Launch Hydrogen Car Revolution which is for people who support the plan that calls for the U.S. Congress to provide tax credits to build the first 12,000 hydrogen fueling stations and help get the first 12 million hydrogen fuel cell cars on the road.) Here is an excerpt from a Detroit Free Press article titled “Hydrogen fuel cell pioneer to retire from GM” that was published yesterday: “Larry Burns, vice president of research, development and strategic pla

Weather forces NASA to postpone Endeavour launch again
14 July : Heavy clouds near the Kennedy Space Center forced NASA to call off launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on a mission to deliver a Japanese-built porch to the International Space Station. The launch was rescheduled for 6:51 p.m. EDT 0421 hrs IST on Monday. It was the fourth delay of Endeavour’s flight. Two launch attempts last month were scuttled by hydrogen fuel leaks and a third try on Saturday ended when NASA ordered checks of the shuttle’s electrical systems following a spate of

Large-scale hydrogen fueling stations would only cost $2500 per hydrogen car
(Join the Facebook page Plan to Launch Hydrogen Car Revolution which is for people who support the plan that calls for the U.S. Congress to provide tax credits to build the first 12,000 hydrogen fueling stations and help get the first 12 million hydrogen fuel cell cars on the road.) What is your initial reaction to each of the following pieces of information? “Large-scale hydrogen fueling stations cost $5 million each” “Large-scale hydrogen fueling stations would cost $2500 per hydrogen

Department of Defence to test hydrogen fuel cell bus
The issue of investment in hydrogen fuel cells may rage on in the USA, but that hasn’t stopped Colorado-based Proterra LLC providing a hydrogen fuel cell hybrid bus for use in a US Department of Defence pilot project. The aim of the project is to test an end-to-end clean hydrogen energy cycle, and will include all elements of a clean hydrogen energy cycle such as local hydrogen generation via waste water treatment digester gas clean-up and reformation; bulk hydrogen storage, dispensing and tra

Can Hydrogen Replace Oil?
Can Hydrogen Replace Oil? Hydrogen burns clean and nearly everyone agrees that running vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells instead of oil would be a great step forward for the environment. So what prevents hydrogen from replacing oil as the fuel of choice for most vehicles? Sudan Travel Warning The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Sudan and recommends that American citizens defer all travel to Sudan due to uncertain security condition

Weather forces NASA to postpone Endeavour launch again
14 July : Heavy clouds near the Kennedy Space Center forced NASA to call off launch of the space shuttle Endeavour on a mission to deliver a Japanese-built porch to the International Space Station. The launch was rescheduled for 6:51 p.m. EDT 0421 hrs IST on Monday. It was the fourth delay of Endeavour’s flight. Two launch attempts last month were scuttled by hydrogen fuel leaks and a third try on Saturday ended when NASA ordered checks of the shuttle’s electrical systems following a spate of
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Large-scale hydrogen fueling stations would only cost $2500 per hydrogen car
(Join the Facebook page Plan to Launch Hydrogen Car Revolution which is for people who support the plan that calls for the U.S. Congress to provide tax credits to build the first 12,000 hydrogen fueling stations and help get the first 12 million hydrogen fuel cell cars on the road.) What is your initial reaction to each of the following pieces of information? “Large-scale hydrogen fueling stations cost $5 million each” “Large-scale hydrogen fueling stations would cost $2500 per hydrogen
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Embrio One-Wheel Motorcycle :: Art, Design & Painting Galleries
Author: laiq.shahid Subject: Embrio One-Wheel Motorcycle Posted: Jul 12, 2009 (GMT 0) Embrio One-Wheel Motorcycle This hydrogen fuel cell powered, gyroscopically balanced, one-wheeled recreational and commuting vehicle provides an extraordinary vision of the kind of personal transport we could be using 20 years from now. The riding position will be similar to a motorcycle with a complex series of sensors and gyroscopes View Full
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Chinese government trying to acquire GM hydrogen fuel cell technology
(Join the Facebook page Plan to Launch Hydrogen Car Revolution which is for people who support the plan that calls for the U.S. Congress to provide tax credits to build the first 12,000 hydrogen fueling stations and help get the first 12 million hydrogen fuel cell cars on the road.) For a technology that Energy Secretary Steven Chu thinks is going nowhere, the Chinese government is showing quite a lot of interest in hydrogen cars. Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC), which is ow

NASA poised for third shuttle launch try Saturday
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Countdown clocks resumed ticking at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday in preparation for NASA’s third attempt to launch space shuttle Endeavour on a construction mission to the International Space Station . Liftoff is scheduled for 7:39 p.m. EDT on Saturday. Two previous launch attempts in June were canceled due to potentially dangerous hydrogen fuel leaks. &&&&& CAPE CANAVERAL - To NASA’s relief, a fueling test on
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