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Team meets Steve Ellis of Honda
While at the Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica, the Kids 4 Hydrogen team met with Steve Ellis of American Honda. Steve worked closely with Jaclyn D’Arcy, founder of Kids 4 Hydrogen, back in 2004-2007. He gave them an update on the hydrogen fuel cell industry and Honda’s fuel cell car…
Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica
Imagine flying to LAX in the middle of the much-anticipated Carmageddon (Hwy 405 closure)? Up at 4:30 am, Kids 4 Hydrogen team (Zohar Wouk, Rebecca Fang, and Susan Tatsui-D’Arcy) flew to LA to attend the Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica, CA. Taylor Honda, team member, and his family live in…
Meeting CA Fuel Cell Partnership in Sacramento
Students met with Juan Contreras of the California Fuel Cell Partnership to learn how the hydrogen industry is working together to build a H2 infrastructure and collaborate with fuel cell car manufacturers. By asking questions of Juan, they came away with a better understanding of how Kids 4 Hydrogen could join…
Team heads to Agile 2012 in Grapevine, TX to meet with Wikispeed CEO
Mission accomplished! Kids 4 Hydrogen team members Zohar Wouk, Michael Beck, and Susan Tatsui-D’Arcy flew to Dallas last week to meet with Wikispeed CEO, Joe Justice, at the Agile 2012 conference. After listening to Joe’s inspirational speech, the students gave high fives with the Wikispeed Team. Zohar steered the Wikispeed (100-mile…
Students Record “In the Year 2050” on Sunday
When Merit students have a goal, nothing gets in their way. Nicole D’Arcy, Daniel Kodama, and Rebecca Fang recorded their song “In the Year 2050” at a professional recording studio, Indigital Studios, in Santa Cruz on Sunday. After getting permission from Zager and Evans, the original artists of the hit song…
Students test drive Mercedes F-Cell car in Palo Alto, CA
Four Kids 4 Hydrogen team members test drove the new Mercedes F-Cell(fuel cell) car in Palo Alto this morning. After touring the Research and Development Lab and getting a quick lesson in fuel-cell technology, each student drove this 100% hydrogen fuel cell car. Michael Beck, Nicole D’Arcy, Daniel Kodama, and Sean…
Utopia to Dystopia theme in artwork for music video
Daniel Kodama set the stage for the Kids 4 Hydrogen time-lapse photo shoot at the D’Arcy’s residence on July 27th. Marlee Melchizedek, freelance artist from Arizona, used watercolors and pens to create the first painting of a beautiful futuristic clean city scene. By carefully brushing splashes of peach and teal colors,…
Wondering about hydrogen fuel cell vehicle options?
When asked to compile a list of the top hydrogen fuel cell vehicles that will be rolling off the assembly line in 2015, it was like asking a child to choose his favorite flavor of ice cream. Peter Livingston has been passionate about cars — all cars — since he was…
Kids 4 Hydrogen Team meets with Dr. Jay Keller in Palo Alto, CA
A two-hour meeting turned into a four-and-a-half-hour meeting when the Kids 4 Hydrogen team met with Dr. Jay Keller, Dept of Energ y consultant, on May 26, 2012. He made a presentation that answered questions and helped the students learn about hydrogen fuel cell cars, comparisons between the various energy sources,…