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Filed under: Hydrogen , Suzuki , On Two Wheels Suzuki fuel cell concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show - Click above for high-res image gallery Suzuki and Intelligent Energy have been working on hydrogen fuel cell-powered two-wheelers for the last few years, with the Crosscage , their first public concept, debuting back in 2007 at the Tokyo Motor Show . Then, earlier this year, we heard rumblings that Suzuki hoped to have its first production hydrogen cycle ready within the next 12 months . Falling right in line with those expectations, Suzuki unveiled a new concept just last week at the most recent show in Tokyo, and instead of using a pie-in-the-sky motorcycle chassis with single-sided suspension bits that have little chance of actual production, the Japanese company placed its proprietary fuel cell and storage system in a regular old Burgman scooter . Now, Wired reports that we can expect these hydrogen two-wheelers in production in very short order. Says Dr... details >>>

Filed under: Hydrogen , Racing We first heard about the Buckeye Bullet 2 about two years ago when we were covering the Ford Fusion 999 land speed record project . The student engineering team from The Ohio State University was collaborating with engineers from Ford and the two teams shared data on improving performance of the fuel cell and electric motor system. While Ford finished the Fusion program after setting a 207 mph record, the OSU team has soldiered on. This week at the Bonneville Salt Flats, the Buckeye team made another attempt at hitting their target of 300 mph. After making the required two passes in opposite directions, the hydrogen-fueled streamliner finally topped the magic mark. Over the flying mile, the car averaged 299.900 mph. In the flying kilometer, the average was 300.992 mph with a top recorded speed of 304 mph. That makes this the first hydrogen vehicle to top 300 mph and the fastest FIA recorded speed for an electric drive vehicle... details >>>

Filed under: Etc. , Hydrogen , GM Larry Burns has served as General Motors Vice president of research and development for 11 years, a tenure longer than anyone else since the original holder of that office, Charles Kettering. This fall however, Burns will be strolling off into the sunset as he has opted for retirement. Before he exits the building for the last time, he will sit down at the computer for a web chat with the online masses. Burns has been been one of the major advocates at General Motors of taking personal transportation into the future with technologies like electrification, hydrogen fuel cells, communications and more. During previous conversions with AutoblogGreen, Burns has acknowledged that GM made a mistake in ending the EV1 program the way it did instead of keeping the cars on the road. Nonetheless, Burns is a firm believer that hydrogen is the better long term solution than batteries. Regardless of the powertrain other technologies like... details >>>

Filed under: Hydrogen , Mercedes Benz , Frankfurt Motor Show Mercedes-Benz F-Cell - Click above for high-res image gallery Back in April, Mercedes-Benz announced via a short little blurb on a larger press release that it planned to begin small-scale series production of a new hydrogen fuel cell-powered automobile called the F-Cell. According to the German automaker, the car is just about ready to launch, with 200 vehicles slated to be leased throughout the United States and Europe early next year. The front-wheel drive F-Cell is based on Mercedes-Benz's B-Class platform and uses a 100 kW electric motor that puts out an impressive 214 lb-ft of torque. MB claims this powertrain will offer comparable performance to a 2.0-liter gas-powered automobile (the run to 60 will take under 11 seconds) while returning the equivalent of 86.6 mpg on the European combined cycle. Sandwiched under the car's floor will be a 1.4 kWh lithium ion battery that recaptures... details >>>