CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 13, 2025

In recent months I’ve assembled a long, long list of hydrogen bus trials that ended up with the transit agencies realizing what should have been obvious before they started: hydrogen buses are a lot more expensive and battery electric buses are much cheaper and more reliable. More come out of. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Unsurprisingly, when it comes to hydrogen, the more real-world data collection and analysis that is done and published, the worse it looks. The latest black eye for the tiny molecule that so many love is in the efficiency of making hydrogen at refueling stations. The Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 1, 2025

First Hydrogen Corp, a Canadian firm with more ambition than balance sheet, has now turned its sights on Germany — arguably the worst possible place to mix hydrogen hype with small modular nuclear reactors. The company, known mostly for a hydrogen van prototype and a team structure with more CEOs.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 3, 2025

Just an internal memo, a few reassigned employees, and the slow realization that the company was backing away from its hydrogen transport dreams. continued] The post BPs Exit Is Part Of A Broader Collapse In Hydrogen For Transportation Among Majors appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

continued] The post 25 Years of Hybrids, 10 Years of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars appeared first on CleanTechnica. One of our readers passed along the note recently that it was the 25 year anniversary of the first hybrid car in the United States, the Honda Insight, which arrived in December 1999.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Twoyears ago, I denounced the fools game Airbus is playing around its hydrogen plane, accusing them of building hydrogen hype, not planes. Will they support European regulation to ensure the development of the hydrogen market? Everything makes sense now: has Airbus invested 15 billion in this program?

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 4, 2025

On March 3, 2025, all 25 hydrogen-powered Solaris Urbino 12 Hydrogen buses operated by MPK Pozna were abruptly withdrawn from service. The affected buses had been refueled at a public hydrogen station in Pozna, supplied by.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 24, 2025

The belief that hydrogen will dominate the transportation sector is rooted in optimism rather than evidence. In practice, hydrogen is being decisively outpaced by two more efficient and cost-effective alternatives: battery electric vehicles and advanced biofuels. The appeal of hydrogen may.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 31, 2025

Ontarios love affair with hydrogen was always going to be an expensive fling. The province is doubling the Hydrogen Innovation Fund to $30 million, a tidy sum that. continued] The post Ontario Doubles Down On Hydrogen For Energy As Countries Leave Table appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 6, 2025

Thats rightafter years of letting hydrogen hype men and fossil PR firms monopolize the freight emissions debate, [continued] The post France & Germanys Economic Councils Endorse Electric Trucks Over Hydrogen appeared first on CleanTechnica. It came from a bunch of European economists.

France

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 22, 2025

Austrias recent announcement that it would shutter its entire network of hydrogen fueling stations caught many industry observers off guard. continued] The post From Austria to California: Why Hydrogen Fuel Stations Arent Breaking Even appeared first on CleanTechnica. This stark withdrawal illustrates.

Austria

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 20, 2025

Hype, once celebrated as a poster child for hydrogen mobility in Europe, has abandoned hydrogen as its primary fuel source, and has pivoted to solely electric vehicles for taxis. This pivot should not surprise anyone who has been closely tracking the consistent and inevitable collapse of hydrogen-powered transportation ventures around.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 7, 2025

Founded in 1947 in Belgium, Van Hool was a storied name in bus and coach manufacturing, known for producing a range of vehicles spanning diesel, hybrid, battery-electric, and hydrogen fuel-cell models. continued] The post Hydrogen Buses Keep Failing — De Lijn Is Just The Latest To Cut Losses appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2024

continued] The post Another Day, Another Hydrogen Transportation Failure Hyzon Edition appeared first on CleanTechnica. I’d joined the fun last year for the first time after starting up the Redefining EnergyTech sub-channel, judging their predictions from the previous year and adding predictions of my own.

Transportation

Cars That Think

MARCH 5, 2025

To produce EUV light, we would focus an intense laser pulse onto 30-micrometer-wide droplets of tin flying through a chamber filled with low-density hydrogen. As a by-product, the plasma balls generated shock waves that traveled through the surrounding hydrogen. Interstellar material consists mostly of hydrogen.)

Power

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 4, 2025

The Latest Developments in Low and Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles The largest coming together of the clean energy industry for commercial vehicles, ACT Expo 2025 (for A dvanced C lean T ransportation) was held this past week in Anaheim, California. Deliveries to commercial customers begin in 2026.

Kenworth

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 3, 2025

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down again with Dr. Joseph Romm to discuss his then about to be released book, The Hype About Hydrogen, available now on Amazon. continued] The post Beyond the Hydrogen Mirage: A Candid Conversation with Joe Romm appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Conversion

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 29, 2025

Halifaxs just announced hydrogen-diesel hybrid bus trial is intended to be an ambitious stride forward in the city’s climate action plan and a trial that transit operators globally will gain insights from. The trial, [continued] The post Halifaxs Misguided Hydrogen Bus Effort: The Data Tells the Story appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 11, 2025

At €520 per ton of CO₂ avoided, France’s hydrogen expenditures audit, Final Observations: Support for the Development of Decarbonized Hydrogen (translation by computer), reveals a stark economic reality, that decarbonized hydrogen produced via electrolysis remains stubbornly uneconomic, relying heavily on layers of public subsidies.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 12, 2025

continued] The post Why Hydrogen Electric Bus Programs Totally Confuse Me appeared first on CleanTechnica. As part of the conference, we got to go on a little “field trip” with the local transit agency on a BYD electric bus. Out in some sprinkling rain with a group of other.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

I pointed out yesterday that despite all of its hype for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. There may be no more notable laggard on electric vehicles (though, neighboring Honda gives it a run for its money). continued] The post Toyota’s Late Shift to BEVs Evident in Latest Financials Report appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Toyota

Get Electric Vehicle

JANUARY 25, 2025

Among the emerging solutions, fuel cell electric buses ( FCEBs ) have gained significant traction as a clean, efficient, and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional diesel-powered buses. Expanding Hydrogen Infrastructure The growth of hydrogen refueling stations globally is crucial for the widespread adoption of FCEBs.

Future

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 4, 2025

Much of the news about electric vehicles and those that run on hydrogen is focused on personal transportation. Medium- and heavy-duty zero-emissions vehicles don’t get as much press, so their sustainability progress may be somewhat overlooked. In California, medium- and heavy-duty trucks generate quite a bit of air pollution: they.

California

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 27, 2025

Clean Fleet Report will write a more detailed Road Test review in the coming months when we have more seat time in the EV. note: This includes hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. The post Flash Drive: 2026 Toyota BZ EV first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Story by John Faulkner.

Toyota

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 27, 2024

On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric.

2020

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 26, 2025

ZER01NE Fund III, valued at KRW 125 billion, aims to accelerate innovation in future technologies through early-stage startup investments The fund targets startups globally that align with strategic areas like AI, robotics, cybersecurity, hydrogen and energy technologies Building on the successes of previous funds, ZER01NE Fund III is supported by.

Hyundai

Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2025

Toyota touted the further development of its multi-pathway approach to electrification that includes hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric, and hydrogen fuel-cell technologies, as well as big steps in its micromobility concepts. Any of the three could house Toyotas solid-state battery cells expected in 2027.

Toyota

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 14, 2025

As such, zero-emission power sources, including hydrogen and advanced battery systems, are gaining traction in experimental series that aim to push innovation beyond the prototype stage. The post The Evolution of Race Cars: From Classics to Modern Marvels first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 15, 2025

BMW Group is revving up its EV sales and production engine in Europe and elsewhere around the globe as demand for electric vehicles continues to rise. The post BMW Spots An EV Sales Opportunity As Tesla Tumbles appeared first on CleanTechnica.

BMW

Teslarati

APRIL 25, 2025

Washington state lawmakers are advancing a bill that would tax Teslas emission credits, targeting profits under the states clean vehicle policy. In 2022, Washingtons Department of Ecology mandated that all new cars sold by 2035 be electric, hydrogen-fueled, or hybrids, with 35% compliance required by next year.

Washington

Plug N Drive

MAY 5, 2025

Register with Plugn Drive to Get Behind the Wheel Experience some of the latest in electric and hydrogen cars, vans and trucks on a five-and-a-half minute 1.8 The event is being held in Hall A at the Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place, 100 Princes Blvd. #1, 1, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3, on May 14 and 15, 2025. km outdoor track on public roads.

Charging

Cars That Think

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Researchers hope to capture this energy and use it to produce clean, zero-carbon electricity. The pursuit of energy production through nuclear fusion is considered by many to be the holy grail of clean energy. Physics laboratories and even a few individuals have successfully fused the nuclei of hydrogen, liberating energy.

IDEA

InsideEVs

JULY 30, 2025

This is a niche product, no doubt, but it’s good to see that old diesel trucks can still get work done with a new, clean powertrain. More Electric Big Rigs Electric Pickup Trucks Just Arent Taking Off Want A Nikola Hydrogen Truck?

Diesel

Innovation News Network

JUNE 13, 2025

Funding of over £500m for hydrogen infrastructure will help deliver clean energy while creating thousands of jobs in industrial regions. The post £500m boost for hydrogen infrastructure to create thousands of British jobs appeared first on Innovation News Network.

Hydrogen

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 11, 2025

Andrew Forrest has scoffed at net zero and challenged the mining industry and maritime shipping to go for real zero. To this end, he has purchased battery electric mining equipment we wrote about it here. Now, the big news is that he is expanding his renewable energy resources to.

Green

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 21, 2025

Hydrogen is often cited for its high energy density by mass — approximately 120 MJ/kg — making it appear to be an ideal energy carrier. However, this figure is frequently misunderstood or presented out of context, leading to misleading conclusions about hydrogens suitability for real-world energy storage and transportation.

Energy

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 22, 2025

China’s heavy vehicle sector took major strides toward electrification in 2024, underscoring the country’s continued leadership in the global transition toward zero-emission commercial transportation.

Vehicles