Autoblog Green Podcast #9 - Ford's hybrids and hydrogen
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Flex-Fuel, Hybrid, Hydrogen, Ford, Podcasts
This week, Sam brings back two interviews - one with Ford's Scott Staley about what's going on in Hybrid land, which is then balanced by a conversation with John Lapetz that pulls back the curtain on the hydrogen research that's been going on in Dearborn. Also touched on are the Chevy Volt and the EFlex architecture itself, set to go into series production in 2010. Things move from the EFlex to the challenge of bringing Li-Ion batteries to market. Ford also announced that there will be an experimental program with Southern California Edison, which will essentially serve as a real-world test for plug-in capable Escape hybrids. It's 53 and a half minutes this week, dig in!SUBSCRIBE to the AutoblogGreen Podcast in iTunes
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-03-2007 @ 11:52AM
Mike Weston said...
Is anyone else having problems getting iTunes to download this episode?
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8-13-2007 @ 3:06AM
Scott Atkinson said...
Yes, I haven't been able to download podcast 9 either.
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8-13-2007 @ 5:54PM
Chris M said...
I listened to it directly, no problem.
Interesting that the Ford guy John Lapetz said their major holdup for H2 vehicles is the high cost of storage. Seems to me that fuel cells are even more expensive, and H2 ICE is too inefficient and delivers a very short driving range. Never mind the safety and supply aspects, those 3 by themselves make it a no-show.
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