Hydrogen combustion engines are inefficient, costly to maintain and worse for the environment than fuel cell or battery powertrains. But they're also noisy and fun, so automakers are pitching them as ...

Some agree that batteries are the clear winner in the race against hydrogen technologies, while others think the opposite. There's no such debate among internal combustion engine proponents. Almost ...

British engineering giant JCB is targeting a new land speed record with a 32-foot car powered by its own hydrogen engines.

Hydrogen power for vehicles sounds tempting: water is the only emission, and hydrogen is seemingly available everywhere, right? Wrong. Hydrogen can power vehicles, but how it powers them makes all the ...

JCB is returning to Bonneville with a 350 MPH hydrogen-powered car, betting its clean-engine technology can reshape heavy ...

JCB, the British construction equipment giant best known for its signature yellow construction machinery, is returning to the ...

Ah, hydrogen. Lots of people out there who love combustion see its potential to preserve the concept of engines in an increasingly electric world. Toyota has been going really hard on it for a good ...

Automotive supplier Bosch expects hydrogen tech—including both fuel cells and hydrogen internal combustion—to play a big role in the future trucking industry. The company expects sales of $3.5 billion ...

Toyota has tried to put hydrogen fuel cells in everything from passenger cars to buses and semi trucks, but now the automaker is embarking on a very different hydrogen-propulsion project. Instead of ...

Earlier this month, Phinia Inc. showcased its first homologated hydrogen internal combustion engine light commercial vehicle at ACT Expo 2026 in Las Vegas, highlighting lower-carbon transportation ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JANUARY 13: Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell ...