Hydrogen car decals available
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3" X 8" Vinyl Decal
Some folks have said that they would like a way of identifying their FCEV as a hydrogen car. We had these made and have placed one each on the rear passenger windows of our Mirai.
On my second try at applying these, they worked fine. It never hurts to read the directions first:).
These are free, but a donation to cover our costs ($5.00 each) would be appreciated. To order, contact me at greg@h2tonps.org.
July 3, 2023 Letter to Governor Newsom, et al
june 4, 2023 letter to governor newsom, et al
FCEV PRESENTATION - Mt. St. Mary's Academy - May 24, 2023
Bobbie and I had a great time talking to Mrs. McDaniel's 6th, 7th and 8th grade science classes at the Mt. St. Mary's Academy in Grass Valley. They had been learning about climate change and were quite the inquisitive bunch....We had a great time, and I think they did too!
Here, we are looking over the Mirai.
Lot's of questions about fueling and hydrogen storage.
But, before we went outside to look at the car, we reviewed where green hydrogen comes from starting (from left) with the sun (artificial because we were inside), to the photovoltaic cell, to the electrolyzer, to the hydrogen storage, to the fuel cell and finally to the electric motor.
The right half of the this demonstrator depicts what is going on in a fuel cell car.
But, alas!
Not as much fun for the kids, our visit included a classroom discussion...
...about hydrogen as a clean energy fuel.
EV Extravaganza - Auburn, ca - May 7, 2023
April 18, 2023
Tour of Shell Sacramento H2 Station (Fair Oaks) - February 2
We were outfitted in PPE (on a very cold and rainy day in Sacramento) for a most informative tour of the Fair Oaks station. The tour was provided by Shell representatives: Benjamin Conger (Field Operations Engineer) and Michael Taiwo (North American Operations Lead). Brandon Wong from Senator Newman's office and Cortney Copeland from the Governor's Go-Biz office joined Bobbie and I on the tour.
Some tour highlights:
• Work has been completed on the H2 station rebuild - All components were checked and upgraded, as required.
• The station is relatively new (completed in early 2019). Asked why components were failing so soon, it was explained that one of the biggest impacts to reliability is the start/stop requirements for the equipment in this type of commercial facility (in these early stages of station development, all of the H2 companies are facing these “learn as you go” challenges)
• With the exception of delayed fuel deliveries from time-to-time, and outages for routine maintenance, the station is anticipated to now be on-line all the time.
• Cameras showing the FCEV fueling area (and possible length of lines) will be installed and made available to the public in about a year.
• There was a discussion at the end of the tour about how we, as Californians, can do better to improve both station up-time and the number of new stations being constructed. Two major opportunities for improvement were highlighted:
1) address the significant shortage of trained technicians capable of working on hydrogen fueling equipment (per Copeland, Valley Clean Air Now is partnering with community colleges to help address this issue),
2) focus on improvements to the extraordinarily long permitting time for new H2 stations (Senate Bill 1291, passed last September, requires local jurisdictions to establish streamlined permitting processes for H2 fueling station development).
- Submitted by:
Greg Cane, California Hydrogen Car Owners Association (CHCOA) 3/1/23 12:03 pm
IMAGE: From left to right: Brandon Wong (Legislative Aide, Office of Senator Newman); Cortney Copeland (Analyst at Go-Biz, Governor's Office); Bobbie Cane (CHCOA); Michael Taiwo (North American Operations Lead, Shell Hydrogen); Benjamin Conger (Field Operations Engineer, Shell Hydrogen)