2nd June 2004, 3:02 PM
The vice president was the head of a oil company until just before he accepted the nomination. The president is friends with many such people. Hmm, no reason at all that this administration would want to give big oil what it wants, nope!
As for hydrogen fuel cells, for one thing they know that practical use of it is years off. Developing the fuel cells themselves, in a form that can work in cars, has to come first... and then they have to deal with how to get enough hydrogen. There isn't an easy way and the most common one uses a lot of power to make it... there are a lot of problems to work out before it becomes practical and the administration knows it. It's a long-term project. It's one we should be working on, but it's a long term project. Unlike something like supporting solar cells on homes or raising fuel efficiency standards.
As for hydrogen fuel cells, for one thing they know that practical use of it is years off. Developing the fuel cells themselves, in a form that can work in cars, has to come first... and then they have to deal with how to get enough hydrogen. There isn't an easy way and the most common one uses a lot of power to make it... there are a lot of problems to work out before it becomes practical and the administration knows it. It's a long-term project. It's one we should be working on, but it's a long term project. Unlike something like supporting solar cells on homes or raising fuel efficiency standards.
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