Bob Lutz and I Are on the Same Page About Hydrogen

Timing is everything, I suppose.

Just posted last week about my lack of enthusiasm for hydrogen. Well, it turns out that GM's Bob Lutz isn't exactly setting his watch by the anticipated arrival of the hydrogen economy. Here's what Lutz had to say to US News and World Report's Rick Newman on November 16:

Newman: "So of all the different technologies GM is working on, how would you prioritize them?"

Lutz: "Electric. Advanced hybrid. Plug-in hybrid. Advanced clean diesels. And far out, there's hydrogen."

Not quite a ringing endorsement for the near term (or even long term) application of hydrogen. Click here for the full text of the interview.