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The company is also making a big bet on hydrogen - powered cars, even though the infrastructure for these vehicles does not really exist in the US yet.

Ford had initially planned to reveal its own hydrogen car in 2017, but CTO Raj Nair told Business Insider that the company has pushed back the timeline for its reveal to focus on battery - powered vehicles.

On the small cap side, Sympowerco's subsidiaries, HOSS Motor Sports and Highline Hydrogen Hybrids Systems, should offer operating holding corps for joint ventures and development of electric motor car solutions.»

If the polymers can release that hydrogen on demand — a feat not yet shown — they could lead to plastic gas tanks that carry cars hundreds of kilometers between fill ups.

Cars running on hydrogen fuel cells produce zero emissions, but currently, factories must use fossil fuels, such as natural gas, or precious metals, such as platinum, to...

Only movie stars and select consumers have been able to get their hands on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the United States over the past few years, but now these zero - emissions cars are poised to bust onto the scene in a big way around 2015 to 2017.

Results of a national FCEV demonstration found that, although less than the range on a tank of gasoline, the range on a tank of hydrogen has consistently increased, and now thousands of cars are being prepared to hit the market.

Enhancing the availability of CNG cars could also bring natural gas to more fueling stations, which could be converted to hydrogen on - site and help overcome FCEV's infrastructure speed bump.

And on a different technological track, hydrogen - powered fuel - cell cars — powered by devices Musk has publicly called «fools cells» — are beginning to enter the market, led by Japanese automakers.

And if hydrogen is fed into a fuel - cell stack — a batterylike device that generates electricity from hydrogen and oxygen — it can propel an electric car or truck with only water and heat as by - products [see «On the Road to Fuel - Cell Cars,» by Steven Ashley; Scientific American, March 2005].

After fixing the molecular engine to the car's chassis and shining a light on it, Tour's team confirmed that the engine was running by using nuclear magnetic resonance to monitor the position of the hydrogen atoms within it.

On a life - cycle basis, FCVs running on hydrogen derived from steam - reforming natural gas — currently the most affordable way of making hydrogen — produce less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of a gasoline - powered caOn a life - cycle basis, FCVs running on hydrogen derived from steam - reforming natural gas — currently the most affordable way of making hydrogen — produce less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of a gasoline - powered caon hydrogen derived from steam - reforming natural gas — currently the most affordable way of making hydrogen — produce less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of a gasoline - powered car.

Further steps could include pushing for more renewable energy; an aggressive cut in the use of coal and natural gas to make electricity; wider use of electric cars, biofuel, and hydrogen fuel; changes in farming practices; and putting a price on carbon pollution.

They compared cars that run on batteries versus hydrogen fuel cells in a hypothetical future where the cost of electric vehicles is more affordable.

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are vying with next - generation hybrid car technology (which can be plugged in to recharge its battery rather than relying on the gasoline engine) to be the electric car of the future.

In only two weeks of driving, the district coordinator of science for the Port Chester, N.Y., public school system has driven at least 600 miles (965 kilometers) on the car and her fuel cell Equinox has gotten as much as 191 miles (307 kilometers) on its three full tanks (each holding slightly more than four kilograms, or 8.8 pounds, of compressed hydrogen gas).

Energy - efficient buildings would be clustered together to encourage residents to travel on foot; only battery - or hydrogen - powered cars would be permitted in the development.

Many skyscrapers — and even homes — have such fuel cells today, but the prototype cars on the road — ranging from GM's fuel cell Chevy Equinox to BMW's hydrogen - burning 7 Series sedan — have proved too expensive so far to fulfill the Bush administration's dreams of a hydrogen car economy.

They concluded that we'd lower greenhouse gas emissions more by driving gasoline / electric hybrid cars than by driving fuel cell cars run on hydrogen from coal.

Actually, MacCready predicts that the big market in the coming decade or two may not be so much for all - electric cars as for hybrid cars designed to run on batteries in pollution - choked cities and on gasoline — or natural gas, or ethanol, or hydrogen, or some other range - extending fuel — on long highway trips (though the way Americans drive now, 90 percent of all car trips fall within Impact's 120 - mile range).

If you hurry, you can be the first one on your block to own a cheap, hydrogen - powered car - with some limits.

But electricity, biofuels, and hydrogen (in 20 to 30 years) can replace more gasoline cars steadily every year from now on.

AMES, Iowa — Seventeen middle school team representatives from 11 schools around Iowa converged on the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory on Feb. 22 to learn about hydrogen fuel - cell technology and to build hydrogen fuel - cell model cars.

I am interested in how cars can reach 200 mph, how they can run on hydrogen, and how they can drive and park on their own.

The plan is to race the car, and complete a number of laps on pure hydrogen.

The Rapide S race car is fitted with a hybrid powertrain, developed by technical partners Alset Global, which successfully completed a zero - emission lap of the Nordschleife running on pure hydrogen.

This is the natural replacement for the diesel engine, which I figure should be on its deathbed thanks to Volkswagen Group's Dieselgate and the prospect for hydrogen fuel cell trucks, electrified cars, and this sort of engine, as well as Mazda's Skyactive - X Compression four - banger.

After years of tests and trials, Hyundai is ready to put a hydrogen - powered car on sale to the general public in the United States.

Krafcik acknowledges that there aren't many hydrogen filling stations in most parts of the country but counters that there also aren't many fuel - cell cars on the road.

F - Cell mode runs the car strictly on hydrogen while Battery mode essentially puts the vehicle in EV mode.

Hydrogen fuel cells make zero sense in 2018 and no car company is spending any real money on developing it.

Better yet, we have the Toyota Mirai on offer, which is the new Toyota hydrogen car.

In fuel cell mode, the car runs only on hydrogen propulsion, while in assist mode, the electric battery helps out the fuel cell during heavy loads.

Honda leases a handful of Honda FCX Clarity hydrogen - powered hybrids in California and sells the Civic GX, the only mass - produced car running on compressed natural gas.

Although this car is only a «research» vehicle,» VW says it features 310 miles of driving range on a single payload of hydrogen fuel.

Several hydrogen fuel cell cars were shown as well, including a version of the Mercedes - Benz GLC compact SUV; it also runs up to 30 miles on battery power in case the local service station isn't selling hydrogen quite yet.

Toyota has released more details about the 2015 FCV - R hydrogen fuel cell production car and announced that the development process is right on track.]

The Equinox Fuel Cell includes safety features such as ABS, traction control system, and GM's OnStar telematics service, which offers drivers advice on operating the cars as well as information on nearby hydrogen filling stations.

Futuristic concept cars, plug - in hybrids, zero - emission electric vehicles and even a hydrogen - powered scooter jostled for the limelight as the Tokyo Motor Show kicked off on...

Ready or not, electric vehicles and alternative - fuel vehicles are coming to California, and the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show will spotlight them next month.The 1993 show will feature nine environmentally friendly concept cars, four electric cars, four alternative - fuel vehicles and one that runs on hydrogen.

The Clarity Fuel Cell model also has small EV batteries under the front seat to boost acceleration when you step on the throttle, and before the car can push enough hydrogen and air into the fuel cells stack to create electricity; think of it as fuel cell turbo lag.

The first two Clarity models on sale were the Clarity Electric, left, and the Clarity Fuel Cell, which converts gaseous hydrogen into water, giving off billions of electrons to drive the car.

It remained BMW's only production car to run on hydrogen.

Without measurable growth in the numbers and geographic locations of hydrogen filling stations, Toyota may soon face some tough questions about its lack of focus on battery - electric cars in the U.S., plug - in hybrids notwithstanding.

Mercedes will also launch its first large series production fuel cell car next year, a hydrogen propelled model based on the current GLC SUV.

How fuel - cell technology will affect enthusiasts and car collectors remains to be seen, but we can imagine the day when hydrogen cars will make a presence on the SEMA Show floor.

Based on the FCX Concept vehicle from 2006, the original Clarity was the first hydrogen fuel cell passenger car ever offered for general public consumption.

Honda claims the car will do 750 km on a tankful of «gas», and the tank can store 141 litres of highly compressed hydrogen.

The company is staying mum on the possibility of offering the HyMotion as a production car in the States, and by that we mostly mean California, where there is actually some infrastructure for hydrogen fuel - cell cars, primarily in the Los Angeles area.

Even more so, there were moments when the car hit a top speed of 160 mph, while running just on hydrogen.