The Hype About Hydrogen
Fact and Fiction in the Race to Save the Climate
Joseph J Romm
I have not read this book. The following info on the Hype about Hydrogen is extracted from the following items which refer to the book and have been reviewed on SW:
Five miracles required before hydrogen can be used as a motor vehicle fuel:
- Vehicle cost must come down dramatically Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles cost around $1 million each
- Find a hydrogen storage medium No know material can hold enough hydrogen, for reasonable driving range
- Hydrogen production costs must be cut by a factor of three or more The H2 manufacturing cost is extremely high
- Build thousands of expensive hydrogen fueling stations Required for consumer confidence in being able to refuel
- Overtake or destroy current competitive alternatives Electric, Hybrids and Plug-In Hybrids are already here and affordable.
Updated Nov 2007