Not long ago environmentalists, mainstream media commentators, industry analysts, General Motors and even President Bush predicted that emission-free hydrogen fuel cells would ride to the rescue in a matter of years. That is proving to be a fantasy. In The Hype About Hydrogen, Joseph Romm first revealed why, and since its publication, over 200 publications US nationwide, including Scientific American, Forbes and The New York Times, have turned to this book for the real story on hydrogen.

At a time when it's often hard to separate fact from fiction, The Hype About Hydrogen offers a hype-free explanation of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. It takes a hard look at the practical difficulties of transitioning to a hydrogen economy and reveals why neither government policy nor business investment should be based on the belief that hydrogen cars will have meaningful commercial success in the near or medium term.