"I strongly believe hydrogen is the fuel of the future. That's what we're talking about," he said. "It has the potential, a vast potential, to dramatically cut our dependence on foreign oil. Hydrogen is clean, hydrogen is domestically produced and hydrogen is the way of the future."
President Bush believes Hydrogen is the future and that's where we should dedicate all of our research money into. I think he's smoking crack, again. Maybe in a double dose this time around. Hydrogen fuel cells? Sure it looks great on paper. Just add water!
Yea, but fuel cells cost a whole ton of money, have not worked in a vehicle very well, and you'll be driving a pseudo hydrogen bomb! I do not disapprove of the idea of delving into hydrogen research, I'm all for it. It's definitely a great alternative, but newer technologies in fuel should have more money put into it than already is. In this, I mean, HYBRIDS and BIO-DIESEL.
Why? Because they both WORK, are environmental friendly, and are INEXPENSIVE. The most important is that it actually works. Hybrids use a battery + fossil fuel-based engine which is fine, but doesn't totally allieviate the issues we have with gas prices and gas shortages. In Bio-Diesel, we have a solid fuel which is only missing the fact that its not widespread and we don't have the farming resources currently to support a widespread use. But all the systems are in place. We already have cars out there that can support it -- any diesel-based car, which is a very popular fuel alternative in Europe. We can make it fairly easily. My friends able to make it in his garage... And did I tell you, it actually works? It's fuel efficient? Volkswagon TDI diesel cars get 45-55 mpg, and the fact that unleaded 87 grade gas cost $2.95 and biodiesel is roughly $3.00 a gallon is quite competitive.
Any of the choices I mention, along with total electric cars are great ideas. Electric cars have been developed for many years with very mixed results. No one has successfully made a battery which can power a car for a very long period of time. Hydrogen hasnt worked yet and is very expensive, and biodiesel is missing resources and popularity.
Bush needs to re-think what he's pushing all of this money into. Don't push it into a dead-end technology!
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Just some propaganda Bush is trying to push out to make his ratings a little better.
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