While the UPS leads the world in fuel efficiency among delivery companies, the United States Postal Service hasn’t shown much interest in greening up their fleet. Things may be changing. Starting tomorrow, the USPS begins testing a Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle provided by General Motors.
You might ask yourself, why? Why hydrogen? Why now? A $600 Million increase in fuel costs might be one reason. We can’t look past the fact that they are testing new vehicles out, either. It may be a sham to appease the public for now, but what they learn may make a real difference.
Of course, ask …read more

Biggest hybrid convention in the USA

May 1st, Popular Mechanics came out with a list of ten X Prize hopefuls. Some of the companies are already on our radar, and others haven’t received much press at all.

For the most part, in the U.S. Hyundai travels under the radar. Despite winning the Michelin Challenge Bibendum with their hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, the Tuscon FCEV, and having a healthy test fleet, no one’s really thought of them as a contender in the race toward greener autos. That may change next year as the South Korean company not only reveals two new hybrids … but one of which utilizes propane to create even fewer emissions.
Hyundai’s Elantra will come in two varieties. One version will run on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) … propane. The other version will be a “traditional” gas-electric …read more

Introducing the luxury compact hydrogen fuel cell plug-in solar-powered hybrid … by GM.

If anything kills the hydrogen-fueled car, it will be the public’s perception of safety.

It runs ’til November 25th, but the new models seen there will be running the roads for a few years to come. Sure, they aren’t all green options but hybrids seem to be the new trend. Check out photos, info and video on the following:
Chevy Silverado Hybrid

Chrysler Aspen Hybrid 
(Does anyone else hate the Charlie Brown hair on the hood??)
Dodge Durango Hybrid 
Honda Fuel Cell Vehicle
(Which looks curiously like the Prius.)
Mercedes S400 Hybrid
Porsche Cayenne Hybrid

From MarketWatch:

 ”It is both quick and quiet since it is an electric vehicle with a lot fewer moving parts than the traditional internal combustion-powered truck.
GM believes that the cost of filling up with hydrogen would be competitive with gasoline.
Of course, the key advantages are reducing the nation’s dependence on oil, and the fact that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles emit only water vapor.”

The bad news, and the reason why these cars won’t be on the market by next year? (Or the year after.) Though fourth generation, the current hydrogen cells being used by GM have an estimated 50,000 mile lifespan. Experts …read more