[big bad easter bunny]

They should not fund research, it will just flow down a dark hole and amount to very little. Instead they should propose certain goals and offer a prize of 1 billion dollars to the first company that achieves the criteria.

[Richard Kimball]

Instead they should propose certain goals and offer a prize of 1 billion dollars to the first company that achieves the criteria.

I like that idea, but what about this? All vehicles, employees that manufacture the vehicles, and the fuel itself are exempt from local, state and federal taxes for 10 years.

I don't know enough to know if this is feasable, but even if production cost twice as much, if the money stayed in the US, it would be far better for the economy than cheaper fuel when all the money is flowing out of our borders.