I agree. The amount of increased spending the administration is talking about is minimal, and it is going to be directed in some wrong ways. We don't NEED fuel cells to run our cars on hydrogen. The gasoline or diesel engine can be easily adapted to run on hydrogen. We need the research on how to economically OBTAIN hydrogen.
Just making it a hybrid does not save gas. It is how it is done- the numbers are important.
A properly designed hybrid sizes the IC engine to equal the AVERAGE power requirement, the electric motor to fit the difference between desired PEAK and the AVERAGE.
Many of these so-called hybrids have very large IC engines with a small electric motor to provide a slight performance boost. Yeah, they are technically hybrids, but not worth much. A 300 hp IC engine and a 25 horse electric is not going to save you much gas.
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