At 10:12 AM 4/26/99, Kelly Bauman wrote: >I agree with Matt Bulley, the TDI is an engine for the future for the >reasons he stated. However, fuel cell technology is coming along very >nicely. Anyone who has followed the fuel cell company Ballard Power will >know this. They are part owned by Ford and DaimlerChrysler. They have >several city busses in Vancouver and Chicago powered by their fuel cells. >They emit water vapour as exhaust. Very clean, very cool. They are >working on a car project for the California market. At least half a dozen >of the major car makers (including VW) have prototype vehicles powered by >their fuel cells. See their web site at: http://www.ballard.com for the >details. Very cool stuff. > "the California market" by LAW, requires the sale of ZERO emission vehicles as 10% of all new vehicles sold in 2003. We have fuel cells and silly short range (shopping runabouts) battery powered electrics in our future...
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