by Admin | Jan 1, 1977 | Milestones
Billings’ work in hydrogen received national attention with the Cadillac Seville that was featured in Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Inaugural Parade. The vehicle was equipped to run on either hydrogen or gasoline — for greater range in the absence of...
by Admin | Jan 1, 1976 | Milestones
The Provo-Orem bus was a demonstration of hydrogen’s suitability for mass transportation applications. The larger vehicle could easily accommodate the added weight of the hydrogen stored in metal hydride form. The bus was also a demonstration of hydrogen’s added...
by Admin | Aug 19, 1975 | Awards and Recognitions, Hydrogen Energy
by Alene E. Bentley – The Enterprise – 19 August 1975 “Inspiration and genius – one and the same.” ~ Victor Hugo It was the same old story the day the Wright Brothers rolled down the runway in some rickety contraption they called an airplane....
by Admin | Jan 1, 1973 | Milestones
As a new college graduate, Roger had the rare opportunity to be mentored by one of America’s great inventors / industrialists – Bill Lear. In an informal, at-your-elbow setting, Billings gained invaluable insight and experience in taking products from...
by Admin | May 18, 1972 | Hydrogen Energy
The BYU Harold B. Lee Library Digital Collections features a May 18, 1972 photograph of Roger Billings and his team working on a hydrogen car. The library provides a high resolution zooming capability to get an up close look at this moment. See the full size image of...