Marketing? At first: for gas cooking/heating. Many of these now use bottled propane delivered to large white tanks near consumers. Heating-hydrogen’s transportation need only be, like other heating-gas now, from local fuel dealer to consumer.

For early evolution toward cars, heating-gas trucks, and other applications, existing gasoline or diesel engines could use the fuel. Kits: with small pressure tanks, ignition timing adaptation (if needed), tubing, fittings, instructions, etc., could eventually permit it.

Adverous, pioneering “garage engineer” tinkerers would find fuel at these heating hydrogen suppliers. This could eventually begin gently establishing hydrogen fueling stations for new, plug in free, fuel cell electric cars, like General Motors’, series electric “Sequel” concept car.

Further evolution could move toward, more convenient, roadside locations, that gasoline and diesel now use.

Some say electrolytically separating hydrogen from water requires fossil fueled electric grid reinforcement, and still more fossil fuel to transport it to fueling stations/dealers, adding CO2 from every stage, just to use a fuel that, itself, burns without making CO2, effectively eliminates hydrogen’s atmospheric CO2 reduction.

Does it?

Can’t photovoltaics (PV) power electrolysis – off-grid? PV’s unchanged direct current powers electrolysis without expensive, power-losing electronics to adapt gridpower’s alternating current. Storing hydrogen in pressurized tanks, makes production after dark unneeded.

Why transport motor fuel, when made from energy produced where sold?

Gridpower could continue supplying the station’s lights, tools, etc.

Offering standard, inexpensive kits of:: PV panels, electrolyzers, a compressor, instructions, etc., hydrogen infrastructure could be established, station by station; if desired, even at home.

The “chicken-or-egg” question needn’t delay introducing hydrogen powered fuel cell cars.

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Ike C. , Mira Loma, California

I am putting a large array of solar panels on my roof and will charge my car (and power my house) with it. I have extensive experience with solar and love it – no moving parts!

Secondly, I live in an agricultural area of California (coastal). I plan to collect free agricultural waste (parts of plants such as brussel sprouts, strawberries, etc. that are thrown out) and produce bio fuel in a small home bio fuel production device.

Free battery charge. Free fuel. (except for infrastructure).

BG

After seeing this post, I started trying to talk my wife into trading her SS for a Cobalt to get a little better mileage and bridge over to the Volt, whenever it finally appears. No deal! She says that she either wants a Prius, or she will just drive her Impala for 3+ more years, $4 gas or no.

I am not buying a Toyota, so there you are.

BTW, we have had this 95 Impala since new. It has been dead reliable. We have replaced the !@#$%^ LT-1 water pump once, and that’s about it. It is starting to develop a few rattles in the doors, but what do you want after 12.5 years?

W have bought 3 more Chevrolt vehicles since we bought the Impala, all of which we still have. The few minor warranty claims and recalls we have experienced have been handled with total professionalism and courtesy. Actually, it has been amazing. It really does build loyalty when these little issues are handled promptly and cheerfully.

Having said all that, three years is indeed going to be a LOOOONNNGG TIIIIMME!

If you believe A123, their chem will have no problems delivering and is already in DeWalt premium hand tools. If the scale up of the batts is successful, they could very well land this vehicle in 2010.

We also know that the batts are going to be 3rd party for at least a few generations, but I’d like to see GM work toward developing their own. This would be a GOOD investment in their future.