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Originally Posted by dindak
Everyone has an opinion on this but from what I have seen, hydrogen can and likely will succeed. Ballard and GM have made huge strides in the last 3-4 years. Also, I saw pres. of Ballard on Autoline Detroit and he was very convincing.
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Finally, a believer!! I'm looking forward to hydrogen cars, especially from these manufacturers:
Ford
GM
DaimlerChrysler
BMW
Ford is testing hydrogen versions of the Focus; GM is testing the Hy-Wire and a fuel-cell Zafira; DCX has Mercedes-Benz's highly-sucessful NECAR project which would have powerful implications for Merc, smart, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Hyundai, Kia, and Mitsubishi; and BMW is testing a hydrogen 7-Series model (as least from what I can tell from the BMW ads). Not to mention that all of them are with Ballard. Hydrogen is the wave of the future, no doubt about it. While Honda and Toyota (and enviromentalists) may be wedded to the hybrids and electric vehicles, I say hydrogen will have a better chance. Now if all four were to launch production-ready hydrogen cars around 2007-2008 (and convince Shell and BP to apply their hydrogen research here), then we'd be on a roll. Shell and BP could easily convert their gas stations to hydrogen - they're doing so in Iceland on the orders of the Icelandic government. The only problem would be what to do with the gasoline once everyone goes hydrogen.