ˆ Nissan takes fuel cell vehicle on run of the Ring

tags : fuel cell vehicles , fuelcellvehicles , green hell , greenhell , hydrogen , hydrogen fuel cell , hydrogenfuelcell , lap times , laptimes , nissan , nissan x-trail , nissan x-trail fcv , nissanx-trail , nissanx-trailfcv , nurburgring , the ring , thering , x-trail fcv , x-trailfcv

The undisputed champion of hydrogen fuel cell SUVs at the Nurburgring has been crowned: the Nissan X-Trail FCV. The winning time: 11:58. Of course, it's the winning time because it's the only time -- a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle has never ran the 'Ring before.

After piloting the 120 bhp X-Trail around the world for two years, Nissan engineer Frank Eickholt, decide it was time to take it to the track. The €1.3 million X-Trail was apparently hampered by moist tarmac, so you can expect a redo at some point in the future. Just when you thought the 'Ring craze was as hot as it could get, here come the hydro-powered vehicles to... pour some water on it...

posted : 8/7/2008 @6:40:40 PM

ˆ GM wants gay community to drive Equinox fuel cell vehicle

tags : general motors , generalmotors , hydrogen fuel cell equinox , hydrogenfuelcellequinox , lgbt equinox , lgbtequinox , project driveway , projectdriveway

When automakers reach out to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LBGT) community, there's always a risk involved. Just ask Ford, which had to deal with the American Family Association's boycott just for advertising in gay-centric publications. General Motors apparently doesn't care what associations like the AFA think and is reaching out to the LBGT community for its Project Driveway program that places a hydrogen fuel cell-powered Chevy Equinox in the garages of ordinary people for three month-long test drives. Travis Parman, who GayWheels.com cites as the automaker's media relations manager for the LBGT community, says "Our goal is to get Equinox Fuel Cell test drivers that are as diverse as America. And since the LGBT community tends to have a lot of early adopters, we wanted to reach out and encourage LGBT residents to apply." GM is looking for people who live in specific zip codes in New York, Washington D.C. and Southern California to apply. We're not sure if being anything but heterosexual will help your cause, but at least GM is saying it wouldn't hurt.

posted : 4/28/2008 @5:22:13 PM

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