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Test Drive the Future: Toyota FCHV-adv
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, concept, event, hydrogen, infrastructure
In our second “Test Drive the Future” installment, Matt McClory, Senior Engineer from Toyota introduces us to the Toyota FCHV-adv at the Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica, which got over 430 miles on a single tank of hydrogen.
In addition to advanced fuel cell technology, the vehicle has an advanced AC system based on Co2 [...]
Tags: Alt Car Expo, CAFCP, FCHV, fuel cell, hydrogen, Toyota
CAFCP Launches “Test Drive the Future”
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, biofuel, concept, hydrogen, infrastructure
This month, the California Fuel Cell Partnership unveiled a new campaign titled, “Test Drive the Future with Matt Kelly,” a series of monthly installments on the non-profit’s YouTube channel highlighting virtual test drive’s of hydrogen powered vehicles.
In the first installment, Dave Barthmuss, GM’s Western Region Communications director, introduced me to the Chevy Equinox Fuel Cell [...]
Tags: Alt Car Expo, CAFCP, Dave Barthmuss, FCHV, fuel_cell, GM, hydrogen, Project Driveway
Hybridfest Green Drive Expo: Madison Gas & Electric
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, event, hybrid, infrastructure
As automakers begin making battery-electric vehicles (BEV’s) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, (PHEV’s) more and more public utility companies are examining the infrastructure needs required to charge them.
During Hybridfest Green Drive Expo in Madison, Wisc., I spoke with Laura Williams, market development manager for Madison Gas & Electric, Dane County’s public utlity providing about 140,000 [...]
Day 2: Hydrogen Road Tour 2009-on the road with the CAFCP
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, biofuel, flight, hydrogen, infrastructure, legislation, mass transit
Day two of the 2009 Hydrogen Road Tour began an early day on the Santa Monica Pier, followed by a trip to West LA to one of the newest hydrogen stations in Southern California. This is a mixed use station where in addition to formulating the hydrogen they sell onsite, they also sell gasoline, diesel [...]
Tags: alternative fuel, auto, battery, car, electric car, electric vehicles, energy, environment, EV, GM, hydrogen
Day 1: Hydrogen Road Tour 2009-on the road with the CAFCP
Posted by Matt Kelly | Filed under EV, alternative transportation, infrastructure, legislation
This week I joined the 2009 Hydrogen Road Tour, or H2RT, a nine-day series of media, VIP and public events in California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia to highlight the communities where fuel cells and hydrogen stations are entering early commercial markets.
H2RT is a joint effort that involves the California Fuel Cell Partnership, California [...]
Tags: auto, battery, CAFCP, car, energy, environment, EV, fuel, fuel_cell, H2RT, hydrogen, NHA, vehicle