Not exact matches
Automobiles powered by hydrogen
fuel cells are often lampooned as the cars
of the
future — and they always will be.
But with the 2016 Mirai's impending appearance in Toyota's showrooms as the company's first
fuel - cell vehicle (FCV), it appears that the
future of the hydrogen -
fueled automobile is upon us at last.
We know from our analysis
of climate change, from the accelerating deterioration
of the economy's ecological supports, and from our projections
of future resource use that the western economic model — the fossil -
fuel - based,
automobile - centered, throwaway economy — will not last much longer.
You can calculate the amount
of water from hydrogen
fuel - cells from
future automobile usage and compare it with water vapor from the oceans, trees etc. and see that it is a trivial amount.
One organization he belongs to, the Energy
Future Coalition, shot off a letter last month to Pete Domenici, chairman
of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, calling for a federal investment in alternative
fuels and advanced
automobile technology.
With the advancing technologies for harnessing wind and powering motor vehicles with hydrogen, we can now see a
future where farmers and ranchers can supply not only much
of the country's electricity, but much
of the hydrogen to
fuel its fleet
of automobiles as well.
All told, the first impression
of the Geneva Motor Show paints a pretty encouraging picture for the
future of the
automobile — the trends in Europe are clearly continuing towards
fuel efficiency, mobility, and hybrids.