So here’s my thought. What if someone spent $40-50 billion on establishing 7,000 or so hydrogen stations on three continents: North America (excluding Mexico), Europe, and Asia. Four questions regarding this hydrogen empire beginning: 
 

  • How long would it take until manufacturers make hydrogen vehicles (Fuel cell and Hydrogen combustion engine) and would consumers actually buy them after the automakers start building them?
  • Who would gain money from this? The fuel station company (shells, bp or the like), the hydrogen producer (Linde and the like), or the person who put up the money for the fuel stations?
  • What would be the opinion of the person who put up the money for the fuel stations being built in those countries? Would he be seen as an idiot, or someone who is trying to jump start and get a solid grip on what could very well be the new fuel empire?
  • How would we acquire the hydrogen? I know steam reform could be okay for some time as long as the C02 is recaptured and perhaps made into synthetic fuel. (That could actually work.Smiley)