VOL. XLV

No 2

14-January-2002

GENERAL

Bush Administration LaunchesFreedom CAR Research Program For Auto Fuel Cells

US Secretary of Energy SpencerAbraham announced the launch of a new US Government program on 9 January duringthe Detroit Auto Show that is designed to encourage the development ofhydrogen-based fuel cells for use in automobiles and thus eventually reduce USreliance on foreign crude imports.Theprogram, called Freedom CAR (Cooperative Automotive Research), sets thelong-term goal of...