Birdsong, Annie,
California Drives the Future of the Automobile. Annie Birdsong. - World Watch, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 72, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: California Drives the Future of the Automobile, March/April 2005; pp. 26-30.
"In October 2003, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger came to office in a recall election promising to create the world's first 'hydrogen highway,' with hydrogen fueling stations situated along the state's major roads. 'I intend to show the world that economic growth and the environment can coexist,' he told constituents in his January 2004 'state of the state' address. This may sound strange coming from a former Hollywood action hero who has owned at least seven Hummers, gargantuan vehicles that get only 10 to 12 miles per gallon. But Schwarzenegger is coming through on his promise. Six months after taking office, he signed an executive order to develop the new California Hydrogen Highway Network by 2010. The goal is to speed the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles that run on hydrogen, one of the cleanest energy carriers in existence." (WORLD WATCH) This article discusses California's attempt to shift its "transportation system, including its 10,000 retail gasoline outlets, away from petroleum and toward alternative fuels."
1522-3205;
Alternative fuels
Automobiles--Environmental aspects
Fuel cells
Hybrid electric vehicles
Hydrogen as fuel
California
AC1.S5
050
California Drives the Future of the Automobile. Annie Birdsong. - World Watch, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 72, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: California Drives the Future of the Automobile, March/April 2005; pp. 26-30.
"In October 2003, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger came to office in a recall election promising to create the world's first 'hydrogen highway,' with hydrogen fueling stations situated along the state's major roads. 'I intend to show the world that economic growth and the environment can coexist,' he told constituents in his January 2004 'state of the state' address. This may sound strange coming from a former Hollywood action hero who has owned at least seven Hummers, gargantuan vehicles that get only 10 to 12 miles per gallon. But Schwarzenegger is coming through on his promise. Six months after taking office, he signed an executive order to develop the new California Hydrogen Highway Network by 2010. The goal is to speed the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles that run on hydrogen, one of the cleanest energy carriers in existence." (WORLD WATCH) This article discusses California's attempt to shift its "transportation system, including its 10,000 retail gasoline outlets, away from petroleum and toward alternative fuels."
1522-3205;
Alternative fuels
Automobiles--Environmental aspects
Fuel cells
Hybrid electric vehicles
Hydrogen as fuel
California
AC1.S5
050