You H2 and ethanol people view this as a religion and any who disagree are heretics. It wouldn't matter what I came up with you wouldn't accept it.
I'm not a H2 or ethanol people. I am a promoter of fuel cell research and applications. Your are a H2 and ethanol naysayer, but you don't even seem to know the difference between a 3 phase electric industrial stationary motor and a DC motor designed for use in automotive power. Wonder why I have a hard time trying to "accept it" when you propose it?
You are going to see fuel cell technology developed and put to use in the near future. What form the fuel will end up being in is currently under research (my personal preference is natural gas, for a number of reasons). Whether fuel cells will end up powering vehicles, I have no way of knowing but I think that will most likely be one of the applications, maybe not the first. I would like to see the United States be the leader in this industry rather than having to beg it off of some other (possibly enemy) nation.