Hydrogen

By Yilei Sun and Norihiko ShirouzuBEIJING (Reuters) - China is considering temporarily easing quotas designed to boost production of electric cars to help automakers badly bruised by the coronavirus pandemic to revive slumping sales, people familiar with the matter said.Policymakers in the world's biggest auto market may also delay the…

Buying an ex-$100k luxury car for peanuts doesn’t mean you’re avoiding the maintenance costs of a $100k car and that is especially true when it comes to old BMW models like this 2007 Alpina B7. Tyler Hoover of Hoovies Garage knows this but since he paid only $3500 for this…

BMW will soon expand its range of i-badged electric models, but it's not putting hydrogen technology on the back burner. The company released preliminary specifications about its next hydrogen-electric drivetrain. Developed jointly with Toyota, the system consists of a pair of 700-bar tanks that hold a total of 13.2 pounds…

The Japanese film Fukushima 50 focuses on the events surrounding Japan's biggest-ever earthquake. Photo by Peter Lyon It has been nine years since the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the east coast of Japan on March 11, 2011. The resulting meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant caused radiation leaks…

Scientists have determined that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is detectable for ... several days on plastics. Getty It’s best practice to keep the interior of you car, truck, or SUV sanitized under normal circumstances to help prevent to spread of cold and flu germs, but it’s more crucial…

There are so many surfaces in your home that could be harboring germs. Tyler Lizenby/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. While the novel coronavirus has you boarded up inside, you still need to go out for essential items, like food at…

A man walks past a Toyota logo at the Tokyo Motor ShowTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp on Monday said it would develop a heavy-duty fuel-cell truck with its subsidiary, Hino Motor Co, as it sees hydrogen technology as a zero-emissions alternative to battery power for large commercial vehicles.In…

Sinking oil prices are breathing new life into an old argument, for hydrogen. The lightest, most abundant element on Earth emits zero emissions and is lauded by some environmentalists who wish it would replace gasoline in the transportation sector, the largest U.S. emitter of greenhouse gases blamed for climate change.…

There are so many surfaces in your home that could be harboring germs. Tyler Lizenby/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. While the novel coronavirus has you boarded up inside, you still need to go out for essential items, like food at…

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Hydrogen fuel cell technology has a checkered history with many lofty promises and false starts. Over time investors have rightly discerned that electric battery technology offers effectively equivalent storage capacity and power alongside superior efficiency and cost effectiveness for most consumer applications. Infrastructure for electricity is…