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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Don't hold your breath. They've got a long, long way to go before that's going to happen around here.  |
Not really. It's the same as with the hybrids. An innovative Japanese manufacturer builds the first commercially viable models, licenses the technology, and drags the American manufacturers kicking and screaming into the marketplace.
Toyota had the first commercially available hybrid in the US, followed by Honda.
American manufacturers haved been working with fuel cells. There are even buses in the US running on fuel cells. I still own stock in Ballard Power, which has gone from $3 to $150 and back down to about $6. It is the company that was partnered with Ford.
The founder of the company has started a venture to attempt to build the infrastructure in the US and Canada. It is one of GM's
Advanced Technology Partners. It just seems odd that with all of these partners, and with concept vehicles already being built, the Japanese are still going to beat GM to the market.
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