Company with Valley ties makes strides with ‘dual-fuel’ charger | News, Sports, Jobs


A southern California-based hydrogen technology company founded and led by Warren native Angelo Kafantaris has launched a mobile electric-vehicle battery refueling station for hydrogen- and battery-powered EVs.

What’s called the Hyper:Fuel Mobile Station builds on Hyperion Motors Inc.’s energy infrastructure platform that already includes the XP-1, a hydrogen / electric-powered supercar built to illustrate why, according to the company, hydrogen-ion storage is superior to lithium-ion storage.

Lithium-ion batteries power most electric vehicles in production today.

But Kafantaris and Hyperion Motors are attempting to shift the narrative to hydrogen, and the refueling station is the “solution to the infrastructure challenge” that faces many hydrogen-powered vehicles, according to the company.

It was revealed to the public at the Los Angeles Auto Show, which runs through Sunday. The show also is the…

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