GM to show off drivable version of fuel cell car

General Motors Corp. has achieved a milestone in its quest to bring a hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle to market, announcing that it now has a drivable version of its Sequel concept car.

The Sequel, which looks like a shrunken minivan and has a range of 300 miles, will be shown to reporters next month in California, GM Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said Thursday during a speech at the Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City.

But production and sale of the Sequel is a long way off. Wagoner wouldn't give a time estimate for when the public could buy one.

"That's rocket science when you get in that car," he said. "This is the most sophisticated product, technologically advanced product, I think we've ever made in the history of GM."


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AudiBimmer - 8/11/2006 4:54:24 PM

+1 Boost

This is the future for vehicles. If they can stay ahead in this segment, GM could potentially bring themselves back to their golden years of humongous profits!!

Rupert - 8/11/2006 6:45:20 PM

+1 Boost

never mind a driveable gm hydrogen car, a driveable gm would be a start.

UPshift - 8/12/2006 4:32:05 PM

+1 Boost

The exterior of the Sequel is what GM needs to be making NOW in a conventional form. Sort the drivetrain out later.

This is a worthwhile but far-off cause. We can't even get E-85 coverage for the Southeastern U.S., much less build an entire hydrogen fuel call infrastructure from scratch.

I'm sorry, but this reminds me of turbine cars of the '60s and plug-in electrics like the GM Impact of the '90s. Curious diversions, but nothing more.