Archive for October, 2005
Ford delivers hydrogen hybrids for evaluation use
29 October 2005Five Ford Focus hydrogen hybrid cars have been delivered to southeast Michigan where they’ll be put to daily use in another test of fuel cell vehicles in the real world.
The Ford Focus FCV uses a fuel cell powertrain supplied by Ballard Power Systems, a leader in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology. The FCV [...]
No hydrogen development at ExxonMobil
28 October 2005ExxonMobil disclosed $10 billion dollars in profit for the third quarter due to the recent rise in prices after hurricanes in the gulf. When asked whether they would be directing any of those profits toward the development of alternative energy sources such as hydrogen, Exxon said it had no plans to do so:
“We’re an oil [...]
Th!nk Nordic develops plug in hydrogen hybrid
27 October 2005Th!nk Nordic, builders of a small electric car, the Th!nk City, and a 4WD electric the Th!nk Public, have, under their new owners, gone on to develop a new car, the Th!nk Hydrogen. The Th!nk Hydrogen is a hydrogen fuel cell hybrid built using the Th!nk City as its base. Th!nk Nordic is building the [...]
Fuel cell companies looking for greater sales volume
26 October 2005At an industry conference Monday of various fuel cell company executives, those in attendance stated that high volume sales were needed to bring the price of fuel cells down. OK. Got that. The problem is fuel cells are still not cost competitve long term at the present state of their technology. A business purchasing fuel [...]
Canon making fuel cells for printers and cameras
25 October 2005Canon is attempting to replace batteries in cameras and printers with tiny fuel cells. The necessary hydrogen would come from a refillable cartridge. Though fuel cells would last longer than the typical lithium ion battery, current fuel cell prototypes are too large and Canon is still working on a convenient method for providing the hydrogen [...]
