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CARB asks DOE to restore hydrogen vehicle funds

Posted on June 19, 2009

Hydrogen cars in Vancouver - click above for high-res image galleryThe U.S. Department of Energy under President Obama hasn't been kind to hydrogen vehicles in 2009. In early May, the DOE eliminated funding for research into H2-powered vehicles. Since then, the hydrogen vehicle industry has taken stock of the situation, promoted itself and is now ready to fight back. Support is coming from, unsurprisingly, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), which is going to bat for hydrogen cars in a big way. CARB Chairman Mary Nichols has spoken with the DOE's Steven Chu about reinstating the funds a...

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