Congressman to push Hydrogen Highway

While Japanese Automakers push hybrid technology, German and American carmakers are looking to the next fuel technology: Hydrogen. For hydrogen cars to be successful, however, a network of hydrogen fueling stations needs to be built. Now, a California Congressman is leading the charge:

U.S. Rep. John Doolittle, R-Roseville, and other dignitaries at a Tuesday morning press conference, praised $5 million in federal funding that is coming to California to help establish a network of hydrogen fueling stations along a "Hydrogen Highway" designed to extend the mobility of emission-free vehicles.

The Department of Energy grant will help fund the California Hydrogen Infrastructure Project, a partnership among public agencies, car manufacturers and other private corporations pushing for a hydrogen economy.

The project, led by Pennsylvania-based Air Products and Chemicals Inc., is a five-year plan to build 24 fueling stations throughout California. The sites are expected to be in Northern California and the Los Angeles basin.

The Hydrogen Highway is one of the environmentally-friendly promises made by Governor Schwarzenegger, and with this money, it may actually become a reality.