Positive predictions for hydrogen vehicles

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Yesterday I posted about the prediction in India that hydrogen energy will be a viable alternative to fossil fuels for its transportation sector by 2020. In a story about efforts to develop hydrogen options, there are more glowing predictions for hydrogen fuel's potential...

Honda, BMW and General Motors Corp. report they are developing vehicles that will run on hydrogen, the simplest, lightest and most abundant of elements.

GM predicts it could have cleanburning, hydrogenpowered fuel cell vehicles on the road within the next five or six years. The company estimates that fuel cell propulsion is about twice as efficient as that of an internal combustion engine.

Earlier this year BMW presented its new hydrogen vehicle, the Hydrogen 7, as part of the company's global clean energy promotional campaign.

Not everybody has a rosy view though...

Other major automakers do not predict mass production of hydrogen vehicles until at least a decade from now, citing the difficulty and cost of producing, storing and transporting the element in either its gaseous or liquid form.

But even in that arena, some are decidedly bullish on the possibilities...

The FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, made up of the U.S. Department of Energy along with BP America, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Conoco Phillips, Shell Hydrogen LLC and a council of three major automakers, believes that by 2010 it can create the national hydrogen fuel infrastructure needed to support fuel cell vehicles.

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Comments

[jcampbell1@supernerdio.com]

all car manufactures are developing vehicles that will run on hydrogen, they really concern about the "green" environment

[PM]

Everybody should learn about electric cars as a solution. It’s amazing how far the technology has come. One of the main electric car companies, Zap, has delivered over 100,000 EV’s. (source: zapworld.com). EV’s cost 1 to 3 cents per mile to run, compare that to regular cars!

[PM]

Everybody should learn about electric cars as a solution. It’s amazing how far the technology has come. One of the main electric car companies, Zap, has delivered over 100,000 EV’s. (source: zapworld.com). EV’s cost 1 to 3 cents per mile to run, compare that to regular cars!

[Patkaa31]

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[roge]

A year later and the hydrogen energy is really promising!

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[Scepter Marketing Technologies]

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[Scepter Marketing Technologies]

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[newport driving school]

Hi,
Great post.In now a days,making hydrogen vehicles competitive in the automotive market will not be easy.The maximum practicable number of hydrogen vehicles that could be on the road by 2020 is 2 million,says this report.Thanks for sharing with us.

[John]

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[run your car on water]

hyrdogen energy is defintely the future. wow this is such cool technology.

[run your car on water]

i hope they push it more.