We stand ready to work with this strong partnership to ensure that methanol remains the hydrogen carrier of choice for fuel cell vehicles. The alliance has targeted commercial production of fuel cell vehicles by 2004. Many expect that the methanol fuel cell will power the next generation of fuel cell vehicles.
Methanol is a clean transportation fuel made from domestic natural gas.
One-quarter of the world's supply of methanol is produced at 18 U.S. plants in eight states with a total capacity exceeding 2.5 billion gallons per year. With the ease and convenience of a liquid fuel and the ability to use the existing gasoline distribution infrastructure, methanol is an ideal hydrogen carrier. AMI works to support the use of clean reformulated and oxygenated gasolines, promote the use of methanol as an alternative fuel, and encourage the development of emerging methanol-powered fuel cells.