Fuel-cell Vehicles for Americans

hey writes "An article titled Fuel-cell vehicles run clean, but is their future clear? in the Japan Times says Honda is leasing fuel-cell cars to individual Americans. The article mentions: 'Honda officials said it is easier for the automaker to start leasing in the U.S. because there are more hydrogen gas installations there than in Japan.'"

Comments

Re:Hydrogen installations in the US?

[vansloot]

They designed specifically for advancing the future of fuel cell vehicles:

http://www.cafcp.org/aboutus.html

They have 15 installations now, and have 9 more planned.

http://www.cafcp.org/fuel-vehl_map.html

There are 65 fuel cell vehicles in California.

Re:Oil isn't the only source of energy.

[fireweaver]

If you base your nuclear power on burning thorium (3 times more common than uranium), you gain certain advantages such as no plutonium production, less radioactive garbage to contend with, and greater safety.

http://www.cavendishscience.org/bks/nuc/thrupdat.h tm

The thorium fuel cycle has been known since the 1950s but was discarded due to cold-war politics in favour of uranium burning reactors that bred plutonium. Additionally, thorium reactors can be used to get rid of existing plutonium in a safe manner.

So if the Indian and Russian experiments pan out (and it looks like they will), expect nuclear power to become a more attractive option. Perhaps the Iranians could jump on the thorium bandwagon as well; it would go some way towards keeping that madman in Washingtom at bay.