”[Three hydrogen buses were] added to the streets of Iceland’s capital, as part of a pilot project with nine other European cities. ‘We have tested and tested, and we have learned and learned,’ Hordur Gislason, a bus-system manager, tells me. ‘And what we have learned is—they function smoothly. In the beginning we had to stop them often for repairs, but as time went by they became [more and more] stable. You could drink the water that comes out of the tailpipe,’ Gislason continues. ‘You wouldn’t want to—but in an emergency!’

Though the first buses were custom-made, Gislason predicts they’ll be mass-produced 10 years from now. Which is about the right timeline. Iceland has announced a goal of being entirely fossil-fuel free by 2050—converting an entire nation (albeit a small one, of just under 300,000 souls) to a hydrogen economy.”

At least SOME countries are getting the big picture. God bless America!

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