Suzuki proposes air-cooled fuel-cell motorbike
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Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. has unveiled a prototype motorbike with a zero-emission fuel-cell that is cooled by air.
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Japan&#39;s Suzuki Motor Corp. &lt;7269.T&gt; said on Monday it would spend about 10 billion yen ($91.44 million) to build a diesel engine plant in India with output to start in 2006.
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Motorola's green alternative Motorola is trialling the used of wind and solar powered generators as an alternative to diesel power for remote GSM cell sites.â¦
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A new fuel cell for notebook PCs, more compact and powerful than competing technologies, could be on the market in early 2006 at a price of around $90, its Japanese inventors said Tuesday.
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General Motors and DaimlerChrysler are collaborating on development of fuel- saving hybrid engines in hopes of cashing in on an expanding market dominated by hybrid leaders Toyota and Honda.
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HAGA, Japan -- Diesel engines deliver great mileage, but emit polluting gases. Fuel cell vehicles have zero emissions, but look bulky. Honda's latest innovations counter the stereotypes.
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Two leading technologies used in fuel-efficient vehicles seem destined to unite. Industry experts say joining hybrid motors with diesel engines would result in the greenest mainstream vehicles ever, and the initial tests are promising.
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Carmakers presented new-age automobiles  at the Paris car show on Thursday that could give much-hyped  fuel cells a run for their money in the coming market for  vehicles that do less damage to the environment.
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CHIBA, JAPAN -- Hitachi Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. unveiled this week new fuel cell prototypes for a range of applications that could be commercialized as early as next year.
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(InfoWorld) - MTI MicroFuel Cells has demonstrated a prototype direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) to the U.S. military, the company's president said Monday. The Albany, New York, company demonstrated its 30-watt fuel cell to officials from the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, it said. MTI received an order for fuel cell evaluation kits earlier this year for use in satellite communication terminals. "They loved it," said Peng Lim, president and chief executive officer of MTI MicroFuel Cells, in an interview in Tokyo on Monday. Lim is in Tokyo to talk with Japanese companies regarding potential use of his fuel cells in their devices. "We partnered with The Air Force Research Lab and U.S. Army. We will be producing field testing units towards the end of the year for the testing to begin next year. Assuming the tests are successful the next stage is producing the product," he said. The military deal is one of two that the company has signed as it continues development of the fuel cells. The company's other deal is with Samsung Electronics and covers use of DMFCs in cell phones. MTI is on track to deliver a prototype to Samsung by the end of this month, he said. MTI's fuel cells use undiluted methanol as their fuel while DMFCs from rival companies require the methanol be diluted with water. This translates into a higher power output from the cell, said Lim. Compared to current lithium-ion rechargeable batteries the DMFCs also have a higher power density, so can deliver more power for the same size device. That's an advantage for the military and other users. "Nowadays they have a so-called 24-hour mission so they go out and come back within a day, but going forward the U.S. military wants to have a 72-hour mission. Typically for a 72-hour mission the soldier would carry between 24 and 36 pounds of batteries. With our technology we cut the weight by a third and the size by half," said Lim. Commercialization depends on success of the upcoming field tests and also the company's partners, said Lim. Once testing is successfully completed the fuel cells will be ready for first-stage commercialization but the speed with which they come to market depends on the eagerness of the customer to launch DMFC as a technology. However, with successful testing and a quick launch the DMFCs could be appearing on store shelves in 2008. MTI has also set up a deal with Procter & Gamble's Gillette division, which produces the Duracell battery, for the distribution of methanol fuel cartridges to stores.
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Russell Long already owns a pair of  fuel-efficient hybrid cars -- a Toyota Prius and a Honda Civic  -- but his dream car is not on the market yet: a zippy number  he could plug in to recharge at night that would get over 100  miles per gallon.
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The company may be ready for EU CO2 emissions-cap regulations, but says its customers prefer upscale models with bigger engines. Those V-8s will be a challenge to cap. In Autopia.
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Japan has drawn up an action plan to  spearhead efforts to develop the next generation of more  environmentally friendly vehicles and batteries to help reduce  its reliance on oil.
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OCTOBER 28, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A new fuel cell for notebook PCs, more compact and powerful than competing technologies, could be on the market in early 2006 at a price of around $90, its Japanese inventors said this week.
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General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG, two of the world's biggest automakers, are teaming up to develop fuel-saving hybrid technology for a range of vehicles that will help them compete with hybrid-vehicle leaders Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co.
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Japan's Nissan Motor Co. has said it aims to develop its own hybrid and other 'green' cars as part of a push to catch up with rivals such as Toyota and Honda in energy-saving motoring.
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Stung by criticism that it conspired to kill the electric car, General Motors Corp.  is preparing to detail its commitment to new fuel-saving technologies, including new electric vehicles, according to people familiar with the automaker's plans.