Al Gore and T. Boone Pickens Hydrogen Education Challenge, Day 26 of 50

Neither Al Gore nor T. Boone Pickens mentioned hydrogen cars in their plans to address America’s energy crisis.

Therefore, I issued the Hydrogen Education Challenge to Al Gore and T. Boone Pickens, so they can learn more about hydrogen cars.  I am posting one hydrogen fact for them to read each weekday over ten weeks between August 4th and October 10th on the Hydrogen Discoveries blog.

Once Al Gore and T. Boone Pickens have met the Hydrogen Education Challenge, I am extremely confident that they will both become vocal advocates of hydrogen cars and support the Hydrogen Manhattan Project goal of having:

“Every car on the road in the U.S. powered by hydrogen produced from clean sources of energy by the end of 2020.”

Here is the hydrogen fact for day 26:

(Note: The seven items from day 26 to day 32 cover plug-in battery technology which is a competitor of hydrogen fuel cells.)

Honda CEO Takeo Fukui blasted plug-in battery technology in a Wall Street Journal interview in June by saying:

“Wall Street Journal: Other auto makers, including Nissan Motor Co. and General Motors Corp., are planning to launch electric vehicles, but Honda isn’t offering this alternative.  Why not?

Takeo Fukui: We feel the practical feasibility of the electric vehicle is very limited.  The biggest issue is driving distance.  The other issue is the recharging time.  The FCX Clarity can be recharged in one minute.  With the electric vehicle, it can take several hours.  However, this is not to deny the possibility of battery electric vehicles.  It’s very useful for vehicles with restricted applications, like golf carts.”