Auto manufacturers see the ability to drive a vehicle 300 miles without refueling as the minimum for a vehicle to be considered for every day driving. GM says it has eclipsed that range for the first time in a real world trip in a fuel cell vehicle.
The Chevy Sequel went 300 miles on public roads across New York according to GM's Larry Burns, who called it "one of the highlights of my career." Burns pointed out on the GM blog that since the hydrogen used was produced by hydroelectric energy from Niagra falls, the trip was essential carbon free.
Those concerned with climate change will see the removal of greenhouse gases from transportation as the ultimate goal, but whether electric vehicles or fuel cell vehicles will be the first cost-competitive solutions remains to be seen. Electric vehicles have the biggest advantage of an existing distribution network. So will it be the battery or fuel cell that sets us free?
