Mystery Green Hydrogen Investors Not A Mystery Any More
Two top global firms have jumped into the US green hydrogen market, springboarded by the plunging cost of wind and solar power.
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More Hydrogen Fleets That Reached The End Of The Tragicomedy Including Iceland
One thing that the hydrogen for energy chorus is good at is celebrating and amplifying acts 2 and 3 of the Odyssey of the Hydrogen Fleet, when governments unlock millions or tens of millions for hydrogen trials and cash-starved fleet owners throw it at a handful of hydrogen buses, trucks … [continued]
Walmart Starts Its Electric Semi Truck Transformation
Quite often, I see Walmart’s electric Ford delivery vans (Ford E-Transits) in my area. It’s so exciting, not just because it’s another electric vehicle model (I get excited about all of them), but also because it clearly portends a new era of transportation in which EVs save money, are practical … [continued]
Bavaria Enters Act 3 of Tragicomic Odyssey Of The Hydrogen Fleet
The hydrogen chorus is again singing, discordantly and joyfully, as Bavaria continues along the tragicomic journey which inevitably leads to abandoning hydrogen after wasting much governmental money and delaying electrification. A tiny, two-car Siemens light-rail passenger train has completed trials this week and sometime in 2024 will go into service, … [continued]
Ontario’s Hydrogen Approach Will Be A B-School Case Study In Failure
Not to be left behind as the world is spun in circles by hydrogen hype, Ontario published a hydrogen strategy in 2022. Recently it announced the first approved significant project, one that involves truckloads of hydrogen leaving Niagara Falls to be burned in a gas generator over 100 kilometers away. … [continued]
ENVO Is Bringing Unprecedented Innovation To Personal Electric Mobility
The crack team at ENVO in Vancouver, Canada has been developing personal electric mobility devices like there’s no tomorrow. Their quest started with electric bikes and a desire to put low cost, creative electric designs into the hands of consumers in completely new ways. From there, the business plan evolved … [continued]
Electrify Canada Switches To kWh Pricing
Earlier this year, Electrify America changed the pricing structure for EV charging. Instead of charging a flat-rate across all stations, with lower rates for people with a Pass+ membership, the company switched to dynamic pricing, with every location getting its own charging price and the possibility of higher pricing during … [continued]
Stellantis Battery Center Begins To Rise
Construction progress photos are nice. When it comes to EV charging stations, it’s awesome to know how far along they are for future trips. When the company doesn’t let people know what’s going on, it can be a little maddening. Why? Because badly-needed infrastructure is something we all look forward … [continued]
Electrify Canada Arrives in Saskatchewan, Chooses “The City That Rhymes With Fun”
A few weeks ago, Electrify Canada (the Great White North version of Electrify America) announced that the company has entered the EV charging market in Saskatchewan. Specifically, the company installed six latest-generation 350 kW charging stalls in Regina, the capital city of the province. If you’ve never been there or … [continued]
BC Hydro Expands Charging Station in Coquitlam
50 kilowatts of power sounds like a lot, but when it comes to EV charging, what that means depends on who you ask. When there’ s nothing else available, it’s a whole lot better than a 6 kW Level 2 station (or worse, an RV park). But, compared to a … [continued]
