RE: GM clings to hydrogen, 2015 set for launch
Going for hydrogen is not the answer, it's a volatile fuel alternative to pertroleum, sure, but it is just another expensive costs versus profits fuel scenario, and the figures at the moment are not favorable. Compressed air is by far a better alternative. It is boundless, highly inexpensive, creates no pollution, especially if you use green energies to compress it, and companies like MDI have shown that cars run efficiently on it. If you want extra power you just spice it up with a bit of hydrogen or even petrol in tiny amounts. It can also be used for de-centralized power generation, which again, is far more desirable than the ill-conceived centralized coal-fired, or nuclear plants. I know it sounds too good to be true, and it's not sexy because it does not have the lure of big money profits that we associate with mega-energy companies, but sometimes the simplest answer is the best. We are facing an imminent energy crisis in as little as 5 to 10 years. There is nothing prepared to replace oil. We also need clean power generation to avoid global warming. Compressed air addresses both these problems. What is lacking is the government will to move toward this type of energy, and that lack of will stems from a lack of bribes to politicians because compressed air has few vestd interests, unlike oil or hydrogen. It is obvious we need to upgrade our political system to the 21st Century in order to get the kinds of energy answers we require. CJ
