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States start building hydrogen highway

Three states are racing to make hydrogen the clean-car fuel of the future and to attract the high-tech companies developing that emerging auto technology.

Citing concern over air pollution and skyrocketing gasoline prices, the Republican governors of California, Florida and New York are pledging state money and partnering with major automakers to test electric automobiles powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The states also are working with the federal government and energy companies to build a new network of hydrogen re-fueling stations for the cars, which emit little more than water vapor.

The thrust to promote hydrogen is winning applause from environmentalists, though they caution that hydrogen-powered cars may be decades away from becoming affordable and practical. Although some state and municipal fleets use experimental vehicles, hydrogen-powered cars are not commercially available. Meanwhile, some transportation officials charge that other alternative fuels, such as ethanol and natural gas, still have potential that states haven’t fully used.

By Eric Kelderman, Staff Writer

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