Hydrogen cars could rule road by 2050, slash oil need, panel says
WASHINGTON — As the cost of filling up skyrockets, a government-backed study released Thursday says America could nearly eliminate its need for gasoline for cars, pickup trucks and SUVs by 2050 if the government helps build a market for hydrogen fuel cells and other technologies.
The study by the National Research Council of the National Academies, the government’s adviser on science, medicine and engineering, looked mainly at the future of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. It concluded that with about $55 billion in government support in the next 15 years, hydrogen vehicles could be competitive with gasoline-powered ones and common on the roads by 2050.
Hydrogen is viable. And ridiculously clean. All it needs is a little help.
We need to be electing people to Congress who will commit to funding the nationwide infrastructure required for Hydrogen fuel to become accessible and economical. Not people who just want to find new places to drill oil.
