Electric vehicles are more “efficient” than fuel cell vehicles, but for some people range is a requirement. A vehicle like the VOLT solves the range issue, but it still needs an engine to charge the batteries. A hydrogen fuel cell is the “best” environmental option for an engine to supplement the batteries.

Here’s a great example why climate change and catastrophic global warming is a scam.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,501145,00.html

So now they’re attacking moose. The greenie whackos are now attacking moose. I hope everyone of these nuts get run over by a coal burning train. At this point, I could really give a shit about any ‘alternative’ fuel sources including these fuel cells. In terms of environmentalism, nothing will ever be enough for the whackos.

The same goes for ethanol as conservative production figures goes; it depends on the method of creating the fuel. Ethanol currently uses alot more energy to be refined than it creates- not only that, but even conservative figures seem to point at total costs being over gasoline. It drives the price of feed up too, albeit those can be decidedly controversial.
For the time being though, it’s great to see auto manufacturers coming out with vehicles that will run on such fuels- Volvo, Ford, GMC, Saab and Chevrolet are just a few manufacturers that I’ve seen advertising and marketing these technologies through advertising, such as Toyota and Honda have done for many years now.

A funny joke my friend brang up recently was one day people will be complaining the output of water will make the world “wetter” since it will evaporate quicker. I could see enviromentalists protesting against that right now, regardless of how ridiculous and untrue the claim may be!

I get the feeling though that the process, and the infrastructure to support wide-spread hydrogen use in cars, is still quite a ways off. I could be wrong though; I hope I am. In the mean time, I still think that GM has the right idea with the Volt, which is basically an electric car that can use any of a number of different fuels/engines (including diesels and fuel cells) to recharge its batteries.

I don’t proclaim to know what form of alternative energy is the best, but I’d rather see companies explore every possible venue than sit on their collective asses doing nothing. I’m glad to see GM working on not only hydrogen power, but electric power, diesel power, and ethanol power. The knowledge gained will only do us (the consumer) good.

What I’m not convinced about is the impact on the environment of creating the hydrogen. I think I’ve read that creating hydrogen vapor in a form that cars can use uses more energy than it returns. That sounds like a net negative to me—and therefore not a sound solution.

At the moment, I still think that diesel powered, plug-in hybrids are the answer. I suspect that if that became dominant over the next few years, that advances in battery technology and electric motor efficiency would come pretty quickly.

I think GM is on the right track with their Volt concept, which claims to be able to 40 miles on electric power alone. As they say, that’s enough to get most Americans to work and back without burning ANY gasoline. That’s pretty impressive if you think about it.

Anybody else got any other thoughts?

and what’s going on with the FCX right now?