hydrogen powered vehicles are a little closer

Interesting piece. Not only is it optimistic for hydrogen power (though more cautious than I would like), but it also takes it as a given that the war with Iraq is about oil.

The article has a pic of a beautiful test vehicle that already exists. It seems to me that the automobile industry could start tooling up for production right now if they really wanted. Don't let the $5 million price tag bother you either. Prototypes are always expensive and mass production always dramatically lowers prices.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/21/opinion/21KRIS.html