Monday, May 11, 2009

Easy on the gas

The Obama Administration has pulled the plug on the development of hydrogen fuel cell-powered automobiles, choosing instead to focus spending on developing clean energy technologies that actually make sense.

“We’re very devoted to delivering solutions — not just science papers, but solutions — but it will require some basic science,” [Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu], who won a Nobel Prize for his work in physics, said at a news conference.

As my reader(s) know, I've been harping on this issue for some time. Hydrogen fuel cells have never made sense as a true green fuel, unless you only look at the emissions from the auto itself. It's good to have scientists who know what they are doing in charge of science policy again.

If you're interested in what's currently on the horizon for fuel efficient automobiles, here's the new Prius.

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