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Originally Posted by Robbie
Is that what the original article I posted about GM's 2005 hydrogen Hummer was talking about when it spoke of a California "Hydrogen Highway"?
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Not sure I read exactly what you are speaking to, but I believe the Cal Highway network was government involvement partnered with the industry to provide incentives to creating the infrastructure needed to having a regional viability. The industry provided the spec and the government moved to provide the incentive. Some with rule/regulation relaxing and some with tax breaks.
Meaning you can't have cars or people willing to make them and sell them if conditions can't be made favorable for folks to sell hydrogen in a variety of areas.
I don't know how it turned out or if the original is still in existence under the same names.
But I'm sure everyone at least learned something on how to proceed.
California has been trying many things to 'make it happen' for them and alt forms of energy.
Some fail and some are doing great. Their attitude changed in the 70's when all the smog was such a issue. Then came Enron to burn their ass. LOL
They have unique set of issues and some that are the same as everywhere else. Most new alt energy methods are tested there first, commercially anyway. There is a incentive to do so. They often pave the way for the rest of us anymore with most of the advancements.
Wish some other would do the same.
BTW... Arnold's Hummer was a HHO conversion using the regular engine. Not electric and fuel cell.
Perhaps you knew that but I said it so others did not get confused.