A lot can happen in four years. But, in the case of California’s hydrogen fueling stations, it’s a whole lotta nuthin’. Four years ago, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s issued an executive order to build "hundreds of hydrogen fueling stations" throughout the state. Today, not a single such stations stands.
Schwarzenegger’s so-called “hydrogen highway” has hardly gotten off the ground and, already, it’s hitting the road.
The San Jose Mercury News said the blame may lie with several sources, including inevitable political bureaucracy: energy companies and utilities for not taking the initiative to build stations; automakers, for failing to manufacture enough hydrogen fuel cell vehicles; legislators, for neglecting to write and enforce laws that would mandate efficient production of hydrogen; and Schwarzenegger, himself, for failing to follow through on his promise and position himself as California’s hydrogen hero.
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I remember as a kid back in the early 70’s when they would close the George Washington Parkway from McClean, VA into DC. It was a magical way to ride into the DC.
I think the last time they did it was back in the mid 90’s. Sec. of Interior Babbitt shut it down in 1997.