http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-cars/hydrogen-car-timelines-confuse-rather-than-enlighten/

I also agree that overpromising leads to disappointment. But who has been promising hydrogen fuel cell cars as a quick fix for oil prices now? We still need to take action, however, developing cheap production methods of hydrogen and cars. I’ve said in the past the hydrogen fuel cell cars will be part of an overall picture of alternative fuel vehicles, sharing space in the future with electric cars, PHEV’s, CNG vehicles and those that run on biofuels.

http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-distribution/will-cng-infrastructure-be-transitional-for-hydrogen-cars/

http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/infrastructure/can-hydrogen-and-cng-be-companion-flex-fuels-of-the-future/

CNG or diesel are still not zero emission vehicles, however, so hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are still a cleaner option.

http://www.fuelcellstocks.com/Articles/hydrogencars/110607gmfuelcellcars.dwt

True, we could all buy a gasoline-powered car with a minimum 50+ mpg rating but we haven’t and we don’t. What would it be like if all new cars on the road had a 50+ mpg rating to start with? This would mean less fuel needed and fewer fueling stations.

http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/category/hydrogen-production/

Also, you’re leaving out home hydrogen fueling stations in development that will use electricity from the grid during off-peak hours to run the generators. Also, solar, wind, geothermal, and other renewable energy sources may be used to cut down on costs. In addition, some of the hydrogen fueling stations in existence are also powered by solar such as this one in Las Vegas:

http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-distribution/solar-powered-hydrogen-fueling-station-dedicated-in-las-vegas/

so here is my new calculation based on today Cal ISO figures and a rough figure of 42,000,000 gallons of gasoline used from the California Petroleum Watch and an unrealist 100% efficiency and fuel cell cars that go 110 mpg equivalent Today Cal ISO reported a miminum of 24,000 Mw demand and a max of close to 39,000 Mw . With a rough aveage of 31,000 Mw per hour. This translates into 744,000,000 kw-hr/day. With an ultra unrealist cost of 36 kwhr/kg we can produce aproximately 20,000,000 kg of hydrogen. That mean it would take all the electricity used today by Cal ISO. Now this calculation was not ment to imply that all hydrogen will be produce from electricity. Far from it. Most hydrogen will be produced from natural gas. But then why do not we just compress natural gas and use it. Or we can even switch to GTL diesel. it a lot easier pumping a liquid fuel than handling a 10,000 psi gas.

http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/hydrogen-filling-station-irvine-ca.htm

While you’re at it tell the people in Chicago about this who are paying $3.49 per kilogram for hydrogen:

http://www.hydrogencarsnow.com/blog2/index.php/hydrogen-distribution/illinois-opens-first-hydrogen-fueling-station-today/

Your last statement is also flawed in a couple of ways. “Another fact, if California were to substitute hydrogen for gasoline, it would take over 4 times today electricity demand to make that hydrogen.”

First, cite your source. Second, substituting hydrogen for gasoline is not an apples for apples switch. Cars like the Honda FCX Clarity get 67.5 mpg equivalent as opposed to the average US car at the CAFÉ standard of 27.5 mpg. This means less hydrogen will have to be produced and fewer H2 fueling stations will need to be built to support hydrogen cars.