| Researchers are looking at several different options | | | | to power a hydrogen vehicle. Both options and many |
| to reduce air emissions from motor vehicles. One | | | | more using renewables are on the table. |
| solution to this problem includes nuclear energy. | | | | According to the Department of Energy, America's |
| Nuclear energy produces nearly zero emissions and is | | | | transportation system is over 95 percent dependent |
| sustainable. | | | | on petroleum and more than half of the supply is |
| The technological options vary from using the | | | | imported. A turn away from petroleum could |
| electricity produced from nuclear energy to power a | | | | potentially transform the U.S. personal transportation |
| plug-in vehicle, to using the heat and steam nuclear | | | | system to one that uses sustainable energy to |
| energy creates to split hydrogen from H20 (water) | | | | reduce carbon emissions. |