A few of the finer details are a little off, but all in all the shows have been great. It’s really cool to see what the designers are thinking about, and what is on the way. Perhaps the most interesting thing for me in this episode on fuel is that a lot of the future is already available now. Of course they showed prototype cars that can do some amazing things, but really the near future of fueling our vehicles is not so much about bringing in new technology, as it’s about getting more people on-board with the advances that are already commercially available like ethanol, biodiesel and hybrids.

One of the great things about cable is that you get more than one chance to see a good show. If you missed any of Future Car, check out the schedule for your second chance.

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Gotta pay the bills:

The exquisite combination of exterior paint colors is used by the professional exterior designers to give a unique look to the fence gate. There is a need of fine-quality material for the establishment of driveways in the patio or garage.

Since the house is a prototype it was CRAZY expensive to build, but apparently any future homes like it will be much cheaper since they have now figured it all out.

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There is definitely some promise there, but the hydrogen folks have some hurdles to get over first. One of the biggest ones is where the hydrogen will come from. Up to this point everything I have read and heard pushes that problem off to be solved magically by technology in the future. It doens’t do us any good if we are using fossil fuels to make a fuel that is supposed to free us of the chains of fossil fuels.

My buddy Greg from www.yoyoguy.com turned me on to a site that actually deals with the problems as well as the benefits of hydrogen. They are the first to admit that the technology isn’t quite ready yet, but they are also the first I have seen (in my very limited research) who don’t talk about hydrogen in such glorious terms as to make it unbelievable. Check it out for yourself here. They are even realistic about hydrogen generation and propose that you do it yourself with solar. I have to say, it would be awfully nice to not have to pay someone else for your fuel. But then again, I’m still crossing my fingers and waiting for my solar car. With some luck, some help, and some solar panels, I’m hoping to make my Prius get closer to that goal.