Share

July 17 telephone news conference on feasibility of hydrogen vehicles

Hydrogen vehicles that emit no pollution are currently being developed, but the feasibility of transitioning the U.S. automotive market from petroleum fuel to hydrogen is unclear. A new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council, TRANSITIONS TO ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES: A FOCUS ON HYDROGEN, examines what it would take for the U.S. to convert from gasoline vehicles to hydrogen vehicles in coming decades. The report estimates the number of hydrogen cars that could be on the road between 2008 and 2050 -- given certain government and private-sector investments -- and the extent to which hydrogen vehicles would reduce U.S. oil demand and carbon dioxide emissions in that time frame. The report will be released at a one-hour telephone news conference starting at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 17.

PARTICIPATING FROM THE COMMITTEE THAT WROTE THE REPORT:
MIKE RAMAGE (committee chair), retired executive vice president, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co., Moorestown, N.J.

Advance copies will be available to reporters only beginning at noon EDT on Wednesday, July 16. THE REPORT IS EMBARGOED AND NOT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE BEFORE 10 A.M. EDT ON THURSDAY, JULY 17. To obtain a copy, or to receive the call-in number and password, reporters should contact the National Academies' Office of News and Public Information; tel. 202-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu.

Share

AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert! system.