Larry tends to believe that there are better and more substantial gains to be made by moving forward and exploring new, and possibly some "slightly misunderstood" technology which is already available to us today.
I sat there in awe as he detailed just a few of the possible options available to us, and outlined some of the innovative ideas on which the industry is presently working.
Fuel made from waste matter, and by that he's talking simple residential and commercial waste, which can be transformed into bio fuel fairly efficiently. In fact, GM believes that this process could work to such a great extent that by the year 2030, it could offset as much as 40% of America's reliance on gasoline.
He even made the comment that "possibly Michigan should start collecting as much garbage as they can from Ontario, as one day it may enable them to independently fuel themselves". Now there's an idea! How about it, Mr. McGuinty, could we now start charging them for it, eh?
He then went on to explain that even the sun's delightful warming rays could be utilized to heat water and produce hydrogen, which puts us somewhere in the realm of the average homeowner being able to produce his own fuel supply.
Of course, that's where things start to get a little scary and the big oil companies see dollar bills migrating away from their bank accounts. I'm also not so sure how our wonderful government might view that particular idea.
Yes, hydrogen is one form of energy that GM truly believes could be the long term answer to our problems. In fact, they believe it so strongly that they have been at the forefront of the hydrogen plan for many years, and presently have several vehicles being "real-life" tested.
This has, however, brought another problem to the table, and that is, how to convince the various government bodies and the fuel suppliers to get involved, and to cough up the money to install hydrogen filling stations within the reach of consumers. In fact, GM has already put its money where its mouth is and created some of their own supply outlets, simply to make the testing viable.
I sat there in awe as he detailed just a few of the possible options available to us, and outlined some of the innovative ideas on which the industry is presently working.
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Fuel made from waste matter, and by that he's talking simple residential and commercial waste, which can be transformed into bio fuel fairly efficiently. In fact, GM believes that this process could work to such a great extent that by the year 2030, it could offset as much as 40% of America's reliance on gasoline.
He even made the comment that "possibly Michigan should start collecting as much garbage as they can from Ontario, as one day it may enable them to independently fuel themselves". Now there's an idea! How about it, Mr. McGuinty, could we now start charging them for it, eh?
He then went on to explain that even the sun's delightful warming rays could be utilized to heat water and produce hydrogen, which puts us somewhere in the realm of the average homeowner being able to produce his own fuel supply.
Of course, that's where things start to get a little scary and the big oil companies see dollar bills migrating away from their bank accounts. I'm also not so sure how our wonderful government might view that particular idea.
Yes, hydrogen is one form of energy that GM truly believes could be the long term answer to our problems. In fact, they believe it so strongly that they have been at the forefront of the hydrogen plan for many years, and presently have several vehicles being "real-life" tested.
This has, however, brought another problem to the table, and that is, how to convince the various government bodies and the fuel suppliers to get involved, and to cough up the money to install hydrogen filling stations within the reach of consumers. In fact, GM has already put its money where its mouth is and created some of their own supply outlets, simply to make the testing viable.
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