Bob McHugh drives a prototype of what may be the first fully electric, mass-produced electric car sold in Canada. Mitsubishi’s i-MiEV performs well in city traffic, but its 120-km range “is akin to a quarter-tank of gas,” he says.
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Despite setbacks, Honda powers ahead with fuel cells
The U.S. government is cutting back on funding for automotive hydrogen fuel cell research, but Honda is powering ahead with its own R&D because it believes hydrogen fuel cells have significant advantages over pure electric and hybrid vehicles.
Honda’s environmental round table
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Future powertrains: Obsolete in a few years?
Honda Canada recently invited interested parties to discuss the future of transportation as it relates to alternative fuels and powertrains. Many options are already available but there is one fundamental obstacle to consumer acceptance, reports Senior Editor, Paul Williams.
Mazda5 hydrogen/gas rotary hybrid unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show
Mazda5 gas/hydrogen hybrid. Click image to enlarge Story and photos by Norm Mort Photo Gallery: Mazda5 gas/hydrogen hybrid Tokyo, Japan – Mazda’s “Zoom-zoom” slogan began as a North American advertising theme back in 1999, but it wasn’t long (2002) until the entire corporation adopted the concept. “Zoom-zoom” helped promote the “fun to drive” feeling Mazda was trying to [...]
Mazda5 gas/hydrogen hybrid. Click image to enlarge Story and photos by Norm Mort Photo Gallery: Mazda5 gas/hydrogen hybrid Tokyo, Japan – Mazda’s “Zoom-zoom” slogan began as a North American advertising theme back in 1999, but it wasn’t long (2002) until the entire corporation adopted the concept. “Zoom-zoom” helped promote the “fun to drive” feeling Mazda was trying to [...]
Honda FCX and Nissan X-Trail fuel cell vehicles
Honda FCX fuel cell car. Click image to enlarge By Tony Whitney The Globe 2006 environmental trade fair and conference, held in Vancouver recently, brought out possibly the largest crop of hydrogen fuel cell and alternative fuel vehicles ever seen in the city. While transportation was not the sole focus of the event by any means, it is [...]
Honda FCX fuel cell car. Click image to enlarge By Tony Whitney The Globe 2006 environmental trade fair and conference, held in Vancouver recently, brought out possibly the largest crop of hydrogen fuel cell and alternative fuel vehicles ever seen in the city. While transportation was not the sole focus of the event by any means, it is [...]
Fuel cells: promises, promises!
by Jeremy Cato 2005 Ford Focus FCV. Click image to enlarge Vancouver, B.C. – We are duelling with a crush of city traffic along Fourth Avenue in trendy Kitsilano as a steady rain slaps against the windscreen of a nondescript little city runabout that, in the words of Gerhard Schmidt, Ford Motor Co. vice-president of research and [...]
by Jeremy Cato 2005 Ford Focus FCV. Click image to enlarge Vancouver, B.C. – We are duelling with a crush of city traffic along Fourth Avenue in trendy Kitsilano as a steady rain slaps against the windscreen of a nondescript little city runabout that, in the words of Gerhard Schmidt, Ford Motor Co. vice-president of research and [...]
Biogas: A renewable fuel that makes sense, Part three
Story and photos by Richard Russell Uddevalla, Sweden – Hydrogen vehicles are widely held to be the ultimate solution as an alternate to fossil fuels. Not only will the availability of petroleum products decline, their use in vehicles around the world has created a massive environmental problem. But the production, distribution and use of hydrogen are [...]
Story and photos by Richard Russell Uddevalla, Sweden – Hydrogen vehicles are widely held to be the ultimate solution as an alternate to fossil fuels. Not only will the availability of petroleum products decline, their use in vehicles around the world has created a massive environmental problem. But the production, distribution and use of hydrogen are [...]
Biogas: A renewable fuel that makes sense, Part 2
By Richard Russell Trollhattan, Sweden – Every municipality in the world is facing a crisis – disposing of the incredible amount of waste created by its occupants. Most Canadian provinces have enacted legislation regarding recycling and the diversion of waste from landfills. Grappling with this issue has become a serious concern at the provincial and municipal [...]
By Richard Russell Trollhattan, Sweden – Every municipality in the world is facing a crisis – disposing of the incredible amount of waste created by its occupants. Most Canadian provinces have enacted legislation regarding recycling and the diversion of waste from landfills. Grappling with this issue has become a serious concern at the provincial and municipal [...]
Biogas: a renewable fuel that makes sense, Part one
Gothenburg, Sweden – While hybrids and hydrogen get all the attention when it comes to cleaner vehicles and fossil fuel alternatives, a new player has arrived on the scene – biogas. Biogas is a mixture of gasses, normally carbon dioxide and methane, produced by micro organisms through anaerobic conditions (the absence of air or oxygen). Grazing [...]
Gothenburg, Sweden – While hybrids and hydrogen get all the attention when it comes to cleaner vehicles and fossil fuel alternatives, a new player has arrived on the scene – biogas. Biogas is a mixture of gasses, normally carbon dioxide and methane, produced by micro organisms through anaerobic conditions (the absence of air or oxygen). Grazing [...]
Hydrogen fuel update
BMW 745h. Click image to enlarge by Tony Whitney The recent news that General Motors is asking the U.S. government to spend U.S.$10-billion to U.S.$15-billion on hydrogen supply infrastructure is focusing attention again on this gas as an automobile fuel. According to GM, it wants to sell a million hydrogen-powered cars by the middle of the next [...]
BMW 745h. Click image to enlarge by Tony Whitney The recent news that General Motors is asking the U.S. government to spend U.S.$10-billion to U.S.$15-billion on hydrogen supply infrastructure is focusing attention again on this gas as an automobile fuel. According to GM, it wants to sell a million hydrogen-powered cars by the middle of the next [...]
Special Report: The future of hydrogen
BMW 745h at the Chutes Montmorency waterfalls, Canada. Click image to enlarge by Kelly Taylor Hydrogen. The smallest, lightest and first element on the periodic table. As one component of water, it is arguably the first building block of all life. It is the most abundant substance in the known universe. It is also the fuel of [...]
BMW 745h at the Chutes Montmorency waterfalls, Canada. Click image to enlarge by Kelly Taylor Hydrogen. The smallest, lightest and first element on the periodic table. As one component of water, it is arguably the first building block of all life. It is the most abundant substance in the known universe. It is also the fuel of [...]
VW 1-Litre-Car
Click image to enlarge by Greg Wilson The most economical car in the world A few years ago, Volkswagen took on a task that many people thought was impossible: they decided to develop a fuel-efficient, road-going compact car that could achieve an average fuel consumption of just 3 litres per 100 km (94 mpg). Not only did [...]
Click image to enlarge by Greg Wilson The most economical car in the world A few years ago, Volkswagen took on a task that many people thought was impossible: they decided to develop a fuel-efficient, road-going compact car that could achieve an average fuel consumption of just 3 litres per 100 km (94 mpg). Not only did [...]
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