DEBRIS.COMgood for a laugh, or possibly an aneurysm

On September 7th, the fuel-cell vehicle Hysun 3000 will start its record ride from Berlin to [Barcelona] on only one hydrogen filling.

The vehicle is an enclosed recumbant tricycle with half the air resistance of a small passenger car (or, probably, 1/6th of a typical American passenger truck). The manufacturer claims it will achieve a record 0.23 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers — or about 1022 miles per gallon.

Check the tour diary for updates. Note that the dates are written as DD.MM.YYYY — the tour takes 15 days, not 15 months.

Any mention of hydrogen-powered vehicles must be tempered by a measured dose of reality: most hydrogen is created from natural gas, which is no more renewable a resource than oil. Is it a coincidence that President Bush’s headline-making FreedomCAR program includes among its partners five of the biggest oil companies in the world? [scratch chin here]

(A hearty tip of my personal Proton Exchange Membrane to Bim for the link.)