"There was nothing we could buy in the marketplace that we wanted to drive -- a fast, powerful car that's clean-burning and sexy and cool at the same time," says D. Cole Frates. So he built it. Last June, just a year after its founding, HCC released its first car -- the Hydrogen Shelby Cobra, a sleek, $100,000 sports car. Frates's team modified the classic internal combustion engine to run on compressed hydrogen, which produces no carbon emissions. Beyond technical hurdles, Frates has had to steer the engine through California's treacherous regulatory bodies. HCC has a long drive ahead -- it's still limited to California, too many people associate hydrogen with bombs and the Hindenburg, and big automakers are gaining on him -- but Frates is off to a fast start.
Cofounder and president
Hydrogen Car Co.
Los Angeles, California
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May 8, 2009 at 8:44pm by petty deh
if this car has no carbon emissions, then it might be my perfect and dream Auto accessories car. I've always wanted to buy sports car, but only got frustrated with its cost. Well, this car is worth the price;)