Hydrogen fuel cell powered electric vehicles and also stationary power units have been around for quite awhile now. Mostly for industrial applications where they have certain advantages. It is just that the up front costs have been greater and they generally have not been any more economical to use than internal combustion powered vehicles and they require a fuel that is not available in multiple locations. It is going to be a matter of economics as to when they eventually replace fossil fuel powered vehicles. If the technology and infrastructure improves enough that they are competitive soon then we will probably see this process accelerate.
The article says that hydrogen currently costs about $5 per kilogram when the current actual cost is approximately $13.50 per kilogram. The article headlined that the price will get down to “$.50 a gallon” when using renewable resources. I have done some research on this in the last couple of days and this claim is completely ridiculous at this time.
Just our government alone has spent billions of dollars on research perfecting fuel cell technology. And we have about as much to show for it as with most other “alternative energy sources” which is basically very little.