Honda Motor Co. Inc. (Tokyo) announced an agreement with the City of Los Angeles to make it the first US retail customer for a fuel cell car. Under the agreement, Los Angeles employees will immediately begin a familiarization program with prototype versions of the Honda FCX. Los Angeles City will take delivery of the first […]
Westport Innovations Inc. (Vancouver, BC) announced that it is participating in the launch of a California-based natural gas vehicle alliance comprised of 34 government agencies, vehicle and engine manufacturers, natural gas suppliers, fleet operators, and environmental groups. The new alliance, known as the California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership, disclosed its goal of increasing the use […]
Yamaha Motor Co. (Tokyo) announced plans to launch a new electric scooter in the Tokyo metropolitan area in November and sell it over the Internet. The Passol will be priced at 200,000 yen, not including the battery. The Passol uses a removable lithium-ion battery, which can be fully charged in two and a half hours.
Daihatsu Motor Co. (Osaka, Japan) announced that it will begin lending out five electric-gasoline hybrid mini vehicles free of charge to Osaka prefectural and municipal governments early next month. Daihatsu said the vehicles, based on the Hijet Cargo commercial mini vehicle, are the first hybrid mini car models designed for practical use.
R.A. Warren Equipment Ltd., an underground-locomotive manufacturer, took part in a $2.1 million international collaborative research project, headed by the US FuelCell Propulsion Institute (Denver, CO) and the Natural Resources Canada (NRC), to test fuel cells within a four-ton locomotive in an experimental mine in Val d'Or, Quebec. The locomotive pulled five cars down a […]
Moller International (Davis, CA) and ZAP (Sebastopol, CA) announced the signing of an agreement to jointly develop new transportation products, which will use technology developed for the Moller M400 Skycar, and the company's ultra-low emission, alternative, fuel-compatible, rotary engine technology. ZAP intends to assist Moller by working with its manufacturing partners to explore possibilities for […]
Azure Dynamics Corp. (Vancouver, BC) announced its year-end results. For the year ended June 30, 2002, the company incurred a net loss of $5,756,197, or $0.18 per share, compared to a net loss for the year ended June 30, 2001, of $2,072,074, or $0.10 per share. The increase in the deficit in 2002, compared to […]
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) introduced the MCP201 device, a single-chip, LIN bus interface transceiver with an integrated voltage regulator, which eliminates the need for an additional external regulator IC, saves board space and meets the LIN bus specification of V1.2. Target applications for the MCP201 include automotive sub-bus systems (sensors, actuators and switches) connected […]
FST Inc. (San Francisco, CA) announced the immediate availability of the Decom300-A2T, a solid-state hydrogen storage and delivery product. The unit is designed to fuel cars; a broad range of industrial generators; and remote and backup power systems for ISP's, homes, paramedics and other energy consumers. The Decom300-A2 is a PC-sized appliance that safely and […]
The European Commission (Brussels, Belgium) announced that it will substantially boost research into hydrogen fuel cell technology to catch up with the US and Japan. The European Commission will soon name a panel of experts that is to report in mid-2003 on prospects for greater use of hydrogen fuel cells in the European Union. "Hydrogen […]
UQM Technologies Inc. (Frederick, CO) announced that it has been awarded several contracts totaling $1.5 million from fuel cell customers in North America and Europe for the development and supply of various key fuel cell components for air and hydrogen management, including advanced electric motors and associated electronic controls as well as complete compressor subsystems. […]
H Power Corp. (Belleville, NJ) announced that it recently shipped four 7kW PEM fuel cell systems, in conjunction with Mitsui and Co. Ltd. (Japan), for the initial phase of a Japanese study on providing integration alternatives to prototype, on-board, railway, diesel engines and power applications. The Japanese-government-funded project is being conducted by the Railway Technology […]
The board of directors of Cummins Inc. (Columbus, IN) declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of $0.30 per share, payable on December 13, 2002, to shareholders of record on November 29, 2002.
Clean Air Partners (CAP, San Diego, CA) demonstrated ultra-low emissions on its C-12 dual-fuel truck engine through a project sponsored by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL, Washington, DC). With NOx levels of only 0.5g/bhp-h and particulate matter measuring 0.004g/bhp-h, the system has established new benchmarks for CAP's ultra-low emission technology. "This project is part […]
ZAP (Sebastopol, CA) introduced its new ZETA III bicycle motor kit that provides a boost of electric power for road and mountain bicycles. The ZETA III can power a bicycle at up to 10mph, and no tools are needed to install the 10lb unit over the front wheel of a bicycle with mounting hardware attaching […]