mdahmus

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:14:08 -0600

EROEI is still the big question - you did a good job of not falling into the trap of treating hydrogen like an energy source (it's the carrier, just like batteries). Even when cracking the hydrogen from natural gas, it appears to me to be an expensive and losing proposition compared to an efficient gasoline car. The lesson to learn from all of this, though, is that we will not be able to drive by ourselves like we do today in anything like today's vehicles. There is no solution out there which will economically propel an SUV from suburban home to suburban job for one passenger, in other words. No matter what ends up winning, it's going to look a lot more like a Prius on expensive fuel than the Suburban at $1/gallon. Better get yourself a home near transit while you still can - Laura Morrison is going to make damn sure no more housing units are built in the city.

Austinist: Honda Goes Back To The Future

mdahmus