General Motors explores hydrogen storage as fuel alternative

Before we can build a hydrogen highway to promote the alternative to gasoline, it's important to have a safe, reliable way to store it. General Motors is now exploring the possibility:

General Motors officials gave a progress report Monday on the company's efforts to create the automobiles of tomorrow by developing hydrogen fuel cell technology.

The Detroit automaker is working with government scientists at Sandia National Laboratory in Livermore to design new methods for storing hydrogen fuel -- one of the biggest challenges to bringing hydrogen-powered vehicles to market.

"We're looking to literally reinvent the automobile," said Larry Burns, GM's vice president for research, development and planning.

Could Schwarzenegger's prodding be behind such a change of heart?