In this technology, an onboard chemical reformer changes methanol into hydrogen. The hydrogen is then used to produce electricity, which drives the wheels. Ballard Power Systems of Canada, along with Mercedes-Benz, is working on these technologies. With an investment of 200 million dollars, they promise to deliver commercial fuel cells just after the millennium. As the technology once dreamed of becomes more of a reality, automakers, pushed by both consumers, governments, and the realization of dwindling oil reserves are putting ideas to work.
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