Alternative Energy Resources

Even though they aren’t expected to reach the mass market before 2010, fuel cell vehicles might someday revolutionize on-road transportation. This emerging technology has the potential to considerably decrease energy use and harmful emissions, as well as our dependence on foreign oil. Fuel cell vehicles will have other advantages too.

Believe it or not, the electric car was invented a long, long time ago.  In 1900, electric cars outsold both gasoline and steam vehicles because electric cars didn’t have the vibration, noise and dirtiness associated with gas vehicles. But soon afterward — with the discovery of Texas crude oil that reduced the price of gasoline, [...]