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Bumpy Road Ahead For Hydrogen Cars

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Sysco - a major food distributor - is part of a year-long government funded project. They're running seventeen of their forklifts using hydrogen powered fuel cells. (Photo by Mark Brush)

Six years ago, President Bush proposed to end our addiction to oil by building a hydrogen economy. At the time, driving a hydrogen powered car didn't seem that far off. But today, the reality of mass produced hydrogen powered cars has hit some bumps in the road. Mark Brush looks at the challenges ahead:

Wikipedia's page on hydrogen vehicles

The Department of Energy's page on fuel cells

Producer: Mark Brush
Release Date: July 6, 2009
Running Time: 3:35

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