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Arnold's 'Hydrogen Highway'

Should taxpayer dollars help fuel his plan?

By Harrison Sheppard
During his first State of the State address in January 2004, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed the building of a “hydrogen highway” across California to make the state the leader in clean-energy technology.            
     After more than a year of work, the California Environmental Protection Agency  issued a plan that called for up to 100 hydrogen-fueling stations in urban areas by 2010, with 2,000 hydrogen vehicles on the road. The state is expected to share costs with the private sector, offering incentives up to $10,000 per electric vehicle and $500,000 per fueling station.            
     The administration argues the project would have environmental and economic benefits for the state. Besides reducing greenhouse gases, the network could also potentially attract an emerging industry with high-paying jobs to California.

Click here to read Prosper's interview with Tom Cackette, chief deputy executive officer of the state Air Resources Board.
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