EUROPE & JAPAN PUSH FUEL CELL CARS. WHY NOT THE U.S.?

摘要

The U.S. Department of Energy, long supporter of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, is much less so these days. Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu doesn't see the case for hydrogen in the same way as his predecessors, with policies and funding of late reflecting a fundamental shift from hydrogen to battery-intensive plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. This has been welcomed by electric vehicle interests but is disruptive to those who have long been working to make hydrogen vehicles a reality. While not necessarily sending hydrogen interests in a tailspin, it has made them question the government's support for the long road to mass commercialization that has been going on for many years, and what this means.