1977 – Hydrogen Cadillac

1977 – Hydrogen Cadillac

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...
1976 – The Hydrogen Bus

1976 – The Hydrogen Bus

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...
1973 – Mentored by Bill Lear

1973 – Mentored by Bill Lear

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...
Roger Billings Photo in BYU Digital Collections

Roger Billings Photo in BYU Digital Collections

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...