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We Can
Stop Our Dependence on Foreign Oil and Fossil Fuels
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars
The answer to
our dependence on oil and the rising cost at the gas pumps is in hydrogen
fuel cell cars. If fossil fuels and oil were not in such demand the cost
of a barrel of oil would go back down to acceptable levels. Pollution
would come under control because fossil fuels would not be utilized for
our automobiles. As usualCalifornia leads
the nation in new and innovative technology. If the investments in
hydrogen fueling stations begin to match those in fossil fueling stations
the development of hydrogen fuel cars would explode. The problem right now
is we don't have available hydrogen fueling stations even if we had the
cars. Hydrogen can be produce in huge amounts by using electricity and
water and the solar energy can provide the electricity. The advantages
besides being efficient are that when hydrogen burns it produces no trace
in the air except for a little water vapor. What is the problem with
hydrogen fuel cell cars? The problem is there are no consumer distribution
systems in place. There are gas stations all over the place and propane
gas is readily available. The money just needs to be directed into the
proper channels. If there is money to be made from producing widely
available hydrogen stations then they will be developed. California has a
strong program of government subsidies and regulations and yet the
hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are not expanding as fast as they
should. If we develop gas stations that require nothing but solar
electricity and water to convert to hydrogen and we can then refill those
storage tanks without fuel deliveries we will have arrived. We will no
longer be dependent on foreign countries to provide us with oil and our
air will be much cleaner. The drawbacks that some people cite are the
fact that hydrogen under pressure is explosive. This perception is
incorrect because hydrogen is not as dangerous as most people believe.
Tests have been performed on hydrogen fuel cell cars dropped from as high
as 90 feet and the hydrogen tanks did not explode. The manufacturers can
design tanks that are very safe and as safe as current gasoline tanks. The
fire and flame from hydrogen doesn't put out much heat and hydrogen is
less likely to ignite than gasoline. Gasoline tanks exploded in test cars
consumed the whole car. This was not the case in hydrogen tanks that were
exploded. The whole back of the car burned in gasoline fires and the back
windows melt. The back windows in a hydrogen fire were most typically not
be damaged. The public perception of hydrogen and images like the
Hindenburg and the hydrogen bomb is probably the biggest obstacle to fuel
cell cars as well as the perceived cost of building an infrastructure to
support these vehicles nationwide. The Hydrogen fuel cell car will be
the answer to pollution and freedom from OPEC oil and Congress needs to
get behind it.
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