Steven M. O'Neill wrote:

Cast_Iron wrote:
So there's no alternative to the infernal combustion engine the oil
company's say?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/3350715.stm

Epic trip for 'alternative' car

A car that runs on just hydrogen and solar power has completed a journey
through Australia - the first crossing of a continent for a car of this
type.

Where does the hydrogen come from?

Australia, I expect - getting it through customs is more trouble than
it's worth :-)

The trouble with hydrogen is that it's rather difficult to store to take
with you - either you need some very big cylinders to put it in, or you
need an absorber (which is quite heavy) or to make it VERY cold so that
it can be transported as a liquid. For this reason we're not likely to
see many hydrogen powered vehicles soon.

For more information check out sci.energy.hydrogen