Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Equinox, GM Collection 2009.

[creamyfilling102]

electrolysis is kind of an inefficient process, no? a lot of heat generated

[VtBudgies]

It's 2011

[t0mb0mb4]

i totally agree with zokalow. absolutely correct

[t0mb0mb4]

i say build them.... if we all switched to hydrogen powered vehicles, we could eliminate global air pollution. everyone talks about saving the world but nobody really does anything and just by building this car could be the answer to many problems.

[GenoPeppino]

I'm no expert on this subject, but "electrolysis stations" (the use of extracting hydrogen from water) would eliminate (or drastically reduce) the need for drilling, refining, and transporting via semi-trucks, trains and boats. That would drastically cut the cost. Hydrogen now might not seem economical, but shelling out to build those stations would pay for itself in no time. Trouble (as always) is supply of electricity. Sea water is easy to pump in, but electricity takes generation.

[BoyMixer]

Why does the journalist call it a hybrid? It is not it's a Fuel-Cell BIG DIFFERENCE! GM is still missing the ball, Honda has it available today in the FCX Clarity! Fossil Fuel is at it's end if the US has the Balls to make it happen!

[CowboyDiplomacy]

WOOHOO! lets go spend a shitload of money for a bull-shit car! For added fun, lets drive 50 miles to refuel it! and honda isnt building any more of those for sale as GM is producing these to give away, and they arent developing it, they are just selling it. GM starts by designing the best than continues to make the best better.

[BoyMixer]

Perhaps you should listen as much as you type, GM is "Giving Them away" as a Media Ploy disguised as "Market Research" , they are not available to the general public, if you live in SoCal you can pick up a Clarity Right know. As far as GM building the Best I can't help but chuckle. If that is so why are they BEGGING Uncle Sam For money. GM spent all they resources on car's like the H2(YA 2 MPG) and their plants in Mexico (so very Patriotic)! Welcome to the New World, my friend.

[CowboyDiplomacy]

And Honda isnt developing them for the same reason? And GM is up there with every other automaker in the nation begging for monney. Toyota got part of the first bit (the initial 700 Billion). And yes, all there plants must be in mexico considering the UAW is mostly in Detroit.

[zokalow]

Big deal. We import $700 billion in oil every year. $24 billion to build the infrastructure is peanuts to the amount we spend on our continuing oil dependence.

Actually, what we need more than $24 billion in hydrogen distribution infrastructure is a simple, decentralized system of individual production of hydrogen from solor photo voltaic which can be used to run your home as well as your car...with water as the only by-product.

Centralized production and distribution is the killer!

[CowboyDiplomacy]

Gov't sent 700B to the bankers fora vacation, Why cant they send maybe 250B to get this everywhere, not just the top 100 best cities.

[357MagnumBob]

Whoops, 24 B, not 24 MM.

[357MagnumBob]

Too Cool!! 24 MM to set up a fuel network in and between the 100 largest cities?

Fuel: hydrogen can come from electrolytic cells powered by solar panels, wind and water power. What will this infrastructure take?

Also: Methane vehicles could use fuel made from farm plants - corn stalks, shucks, cobbs; wheat/oat/rye/barley/hops stalks. (See Thermal Depolymerization in Wikipedia.) WHEN WILL THIS INFRASTRUCTURE / VEHICLES BE AVAILABLE? Not quite as clean but a good supply of available fuel.

[Blinkazoid]

Actually he said 24 Billion.