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California Air Resources Board Pushes for Restoration of DOE Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles; Tackles the Four Miracles
greencarcongress.com - 6/19/2009
California Air Resources Board Pushes for Restoration of DOE Funding for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles; Tackles the Four Miracles
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California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols met with US Energy Secretary Steven Chu in May and followed up that meeting with a letter, urging the continuation of funding to support research, development and deployment of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Nichols is also requesting a ...

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Autoblog Green — ... 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 and wants involved players to continue the "dialog and investigation," according to Green Car Congress. An important part of the debate is what Chu called the "Four Miracles" that need to be overcome before hydrogen cars are viable. Big advances need to be made in: ...

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