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If Obama is so interested in energy technology, why did he kill all funding for fuel cell car research?

I just don't get this guy. The whole idea behind fuel cell vehicles was a zero emission vehicle with the range of a gasoline car. Yet Obama in another one of his grand schemes killed the federal funding for it. Honda and BMW build fuel cell cars. They don't pollute, and they have great range on hydrogen fuel. Most hydrogen produced today is used to remove sulfer from oil so it is not so hard on the environment.What doesn't Obama get?

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Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the government prefers to target more immediate energy-saving solutions. The probability of deploying hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the next 10 to 20 years is low, Energy Department spokesman Tom Welch said in an interview.
Well i think there is no doubt that he better then bush.thats not hard. But i cant stand the people who say hes gonna destroy america! They dont actually have any reason to hate him . JUST BECAUSE HE DID NOT DO , WHAT YOU WANT HIM 2 , DOESNT MAKE HIM A BAD PRESIDANT , No offense but are you stupid ? Do you have any idea how many people in america think one think and how many think another , and you act like its his duty to please everyone. He is doing what he thinks is right for your country in the long run and what would YOU know about that!
because switching cars from gasoline to hydrogen is a long way away. Yes they have cars that do run on hydrogen but do you not realize that the entire country would have to restructure every gas station to be able to have a ample fuel supply for the bulk of the country. Do you not realize just how much hydrogen that would take? Where would it all be stored? Also you can not forget the billions of dollars that it would require to be done. Also Hydrogen is much more volatile that gasoline so most gas stations would go back to full service because they would not trust the general public not to blow up there store. When it come down to it at this point in time it would be more economically feasible to focus on cutting the country's fuel costs through more economical cars. The bad part is most people in america do not want to drive economy cars they want cars that ride nice and have power. If people really wanted economy cars then the entire country would be driving Geo Metro's instead of Lincoln Navigators. Some day we will all be driving around in either electric or hydrogen powered cars but that day is not tomorow. Myself i am saving up to buy a Tesla which is the only cool electric car avalable at this point in time. I only have $175,000.00 to go.

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