05-28-2006, 05:14 AM
In terms of having actual hydrogen fuel cell powered cars in the U.S., the emissions issue is a non-starter outside of the west coast. Does the west coast actually have electricity to spare, or are they still fresh out? The only way this technology can come into actual use nationwide is if it can compete and win economically against traditional cars. There's an awful lot of variables involved in trying to figure out that competition. (Even if it could win the economic competition easily, it is still no guarantee. Look how many people drive gas-guzzling SUVs and pickups who don't use them for anything that would require an SUV or pickup, and higher gas prices have not been a big deterrent to this yet.)
I don't know. Maybe the smart course would be to get back into those nuclear plants you mentioned first, and then start talking about fuel cells when surplus, or at least sufficient, production of electricity is more of a nationwide reality.
I don't know. Maybe the smart course would be to get back into those nuclear plants you mentioned first, and then start talking about fuel cells when surplus, or at least sufficient, production of electricity is more of a nationwide reality.