I Go Cars » Hydrogen Fuel http://www.i-go-cars.com Autos, Gas Prices, and Car Prices Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:39:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Transducer Technologies Receives Funding from Chevron Technology Ventures for Hydrogen Quality Sensor Development http://www.i-go-cars.com/autos/transducer-technologies-receives-funding-from-chevron-technology-ventures-for-hydrogen-quality-sensor-development/ http://www.i-go-cars.com/autos/transducer-technologies-receives-funding-from-chevron-technology-ventures-for-hydrogen-quality-sensor-development/#comments Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:14:56 +0000 Editor http://www.i-go-cars.com/autos/transducer-technologies-receives-funding-from-chevron-technology-ventures-for-hydrogen-quality-sensor-development/ Transducer Technologies Inc., a Silicon Valley startup company making nanoelectronic sensors for industrial applications, has announced that it has entered a joint development with Chevron Technology Ventures LLC (CTV). The three year funding award by CTV will be used to develop a novel line of small, low cost sensors capable of measuring minute quantities of multiple contaminates in hydrogen process and fuel streams. The sensors will be a critical component of the infrastructure needed to manufacture and deliver hydrogen to commercial users and for automotive fuel cells.

About Transducer Technology, Inc.
Transducer Technology, Inc. was founded in 1999 to provide novel and uniquely engineered ultra low power and low cost chemical sensor products using cutting edge nano- and micro-scale materials and MEMS processing. TTI seeks to protect human health and ensure environmental safety as well as improve processing with high performance solution-driven sensor products. For more information, please visit www.transducertech.com or Web search “Pocket CO”

About Chevron Technology Ventures
Chevron Technology Ventures LLC, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, identifies, develops and commercializes emerging technologies and new energy systems including hydrogen-related technologies, advanced energy storage technologies, renewable energy and nanotechnology.

]]> http://www.i-go-cars.com/autos/transducer-technologies-receives-funding-from-chevron-technology-ventures-for-hydrogen-quality-sensor-development/feed/ 0 BMW Introduces World’s First Hydrogen-Drive Luxury Performance Car http://www.i-go-cars.com/autos/bmw-introduces-worlds-first-hydrogen-drive-luxury-performance-car/ http://www.i-go-cars.com/autos/bmw-introduces-worlds-first-hydrogen-drive-luxury-performance-car/#comments Tue, 12 Sep 2006 13:16:11 +0000 Editor http://www.i-go-cars.com/autos/bmw-introduces-worlds-first-hydrogen-drive-luxury-performance-car/ BMW has announced the introduction of the new BMW Hydrogen 7, the world’s first hydrogen-drive luxury performance automobile. The car — a vehicle that has undergone the regular Product Development Process — will be built in a limited series in Europe and driven in the US and other countries by selected users in 2007. It is equipped with an internal combustion engine capable of running either on hydrogen or on gasoline and based on the BMW 7 Series.

Hydrogen technology dramatically reduces emissions generated by personal transport and, in particular, minimizes the emission of CO2. Running in the hydrogen mode, the BMW Hydrogen 7 essentially emits nothing but vapor. And, unlike fossil fuels and traditional gasoline, hydrogen is available in virtually infinite supply. With the BMW Hydrogen 7, the BMW Group is laying down a marker for sustainable mobility. This car will play a pioneering role in driving forward hydrogen technologies. BMW has gained an excellent reputation for significantly reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by using ultra efficient, yet very dynamic gasoline engines. Together with clean performance diesel cars and the technologically advanced hybrid systems currently under development within the BMW EfficientDynamics project, the BMW Group has a clear strategy for sustainable mobility with hydrogen as the ultimate goal.

With all the comforts and amenities of a non-hydrogen BMW 7 Series, the BMW Hydrogen 7 is powered by a 260 hp twelve-cylinder engine and accelerates from 0-62.1 mph in 9.5 seconds. Top speed is limited electronically to 143 mph. The BMW Hydrogen 7 also features a dual-mode power unit — controlled at the touch of a button — that can switch quickly and conveniently from hydrogen to conventional premium gasoline.

The car’s dual-mode drive provides an overall cruising range of more than 400 miles and enables the driver of a BMW Hydrogen 7 to enjoy virtually unlimited mobility, even when far away from the nearest hydrogen filling station. This technology is a viable solution until the hydrogen infrastructure is fully developed.

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