Ballard Sells Automotive Assets to Daimler & Ford to Form New Auto Fuel Cell Company VANCOUVER – Confirming speculation that apparently had been quietly circulating for some time, Ballard Power Systems last month announced it was selling almost all of its automotive fuel cell assets to both Germany’s Daimler AG and Detroit’s Ford Motor Co., to form a new private company, Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Two University of Virginia researchers here have developed a new class of hydrogen storage material which, if confirmed, would set a new record for high storage capacity.
Conservation Voters Compare Presidential Contenders on Global Warming WASHINGTON, DC – Among the Democratic presidential contenders, former Energy Secretary Bill Richardson is, so far at least, the strongest supporter of clean energy to fight global warming, but the others are only about a hair’s breadth behind - and all this may change as the campaign progresses.
Book Report: Simple Solutions for Planet Earth - Book 1 By Peter Hoffmann Maybe it’s far-fetched and a bit off the wall, but I couldn’t help but think of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” when I read Pat Takahashi’s new book, “Simple Solutions for Planet Earth.”
Driving the Honda FCX Clarity: An Auto Writer’s Impressions SANTA MONICA, CA - Editor’s Note: Norman Mayersohn, a longtime colleague who is now an editor for the Automobiles section of The New York Times, drove the Honda FCX last month during the Los Angeles auto show. Norman allowed me to share his note with H&FCL describing his drive to Malibu.
