Fuel Cell

Ineos is gearing up for a hydrogen revolution, and its work will include testing a fuel cell Grenadier 4x4 alongside an electric version. It hopes to offer the driving range necessary for an old-school 4x4 while cutting emissions down to water vapor.

HyPoint's aviation-targeted fuel cells were already promising three times the power of a regular fuel cell by weight, but thanks to a new proton-conductive membrane developed in partnership with BASF, their power density is set to jump by another 50 percent.

Diesel-powered freight haulage is a dirty business, and we've seen a number of truck makers try to clean up the industry's act, including Daimler and Volvo. The UK's Terra is going for the long haul with the launch of its medium duty electric truck.

The German Aerospace Center combines ultralight foam-sandwich construction and small, efficient fuel-cell power into the Safe Light Regional Vehicle, a flashy prototype meant to be an efficient, zero-emissions commuter for the city and beyond.

Piasecki's PA-890 slowed-rotor compound helicopter will be a remarkable enough aircraft in its own right – but the company is also working with HyPoint to develop a long-range, powerful hydrogen powertrain to sell to other eVTOL manufacturers.

Currently, most electric drones are limited to rather short flight times. Also, in order to maintain radio contact with their operator, they must stay within line of sight. A new Honeywell system, however, is intended to address these limitations.

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus wants Tesla to bring the Cybertruck down to the Baja 1000 to race against a new hydrogen-powered, zero-emissions desert racer. SCG says it's also considering building a "plug and play" hydrogen conversion kit for pickups.

German clean aviation companies H2Fly and Deutsche Aircraft are joining forces to develop a hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered airliner capable of carrying 40 people, with a demonstration aircraft set to take its first flights in 2025.

Despite an abrupt and unscheduled ending to its six-seater test program, hydrogen aviation pioneer ZeroAvia is ramping up development of the largest fuel cell-powered aircraft to date – a pair of 19-seaters – and is preparing for something much bigger.

As it eyes the future of sustainable transport through the development of advanced batteries and hydrogen fuel cell technologies, General Motors is now expanding these ambitions to include the world of freight.

The Land Rover Defender is one of the world's great explorers, a natural candidate for a zero-emissions powertrain. Land Rover thinks the right fit might be a hydrogen fuel cell drive that stands up to driver demands while leaving behind only water.

Like Volkswagen, Toyota and other big names in auto-manufacturing, Honda is making moves away from fossil fuels, declaring a new plan to only sell electric vehicles in major markets by 2040, along with some lofty ambitions around road safety.