I agree. Sometimes it seems that America as a whole is asleep. Being more concerned with the style and color of a car, than 'will this car, or will that car hurt the earth less?'. Needless to say, if either car is burning gasoline they both will damage our environment. Automobiles are not our only problem, but it is something we can readily recognize as a problem area, and I will add, can change. I have followed some of the hydrogen work done by Dr. Roger Billings, who as far as I know was the first to use a hydrogen fuel cell to power a car. I am convinced that gasoline and diesel engines should be replaced by hydrogen fuel cells, which are incredibly efficient and the exhaust is clean water. Just as when you split water [H2O] into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity, the fuel cell does the exact opposite. You supply oxygen and hydrogen to the fuel cell, and you get electricity and water out. The electricity powers a motor which turns the wheels, and water is the only exhaust -- nothing else. This website pertaining to hydrogen research done by Dr. Billings, or Dr. Hydrogen, as he is referred to by Time Magazine, explains it much better than I could: billingsenergy.com/Research.html Bottom line, I think many of us don't realize the power we have as individuals. If we would unite and focus on one thing at a time i.e. getting our cars to burn other than gasoline; not looking for the government to do it for us but taking the initiative ourselves. I think we can make a difference sooner than we think, than we expect. I am very glad that some of the car manufacturers and finally doing this.
