Clean Fuel Worsens Climate Impacts for Some Vehicle Engines

Auto-rickshaw

A pioneering program by one of the world's largest cities to switch its vehicle fleet to clean fuel has not significantly improved harmful vehicle emissions in more than 5,000 vehicles - and worsened some vehicles' climate impacts - a new University of British Columbia study finds. The study - which explores the impacts … Continue reading

Open-source hydrogen car takes to the road

The River Simple Car

Designs for the Riversimple urban car, capable of a 50mph top speed and a 240 mile range, will be freely available online in a bid to help grow the hydrogen market. A new hydrogen-powered car, whose designs will be "open source" and posted for free use on the web, was unveiled today in London. The company behind the … Continue reading

Hydrogen Powered Municipal Vehicle Being Tested In Everyday Use

Empa and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have, in cooperation with industrial partners, developed a hydrogen powered municipal street cleaning vehicle

Empa and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have, together with Bucher Schoerling, Proton Motor, BRUSA Elektronik AG und Messer Schweiz, developed a hydrogen powered municipal street cleaning vehicle which was presented to the public on 14th May 2009 in Basel. The vehicle is named the "Bucher CityCat H2" and is the first … Continue reading

Natural Gas

Natural Gas Hybrid Vehicle

Natural gas is a mixture of hydrocarbons, primarily methane (CH4) but also containing ethane and propane and other gases such as nitrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and water vapor. Natural gas does have a high octane rating and excellent properties for spark-ignited internal combustion engines and is … Continue reading

Hydrogen – the Future of Alternative Fuels

GM Hydrogen Car

In 2003, President George Bush, in his State of the Union address, announced a $1.2 billion hydrogen fuel initiative with the express intention to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and to provide the fuel we need to reduce gasoline consumption in our vehicles.  That financial commitment enabled scientists to … Continue reading