[SunkenCiv]

from "Wired" though probably a dead link, I didn't check:

Neutralizing Diesel's Idle Threat
by John Gartner
02:00 AM Oct. 10, 2002 PT

George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent

[neutrino]

Yes, fuel cells are nice. Yes, using copper instead of palladium group metals will lower the costs.

That being said, fuel cells have been a promising technology on the verge of whatever for some time now. It will take quite some time for them to sufficiently integrate into the economy to significantly reduce global energy usage.

But don't take my word for it. Take a look at what Matthew Simmons, head of the largest investment banking firm in the energy industry has to say. click here