Obama's Department Of Energy Secretray Stephen Chu announced that the DOE is cutting funds for research into hydrogen powered cars. From the budget rollout presentatio (here)
FY 2010 budget cuts less effective programs so we can invest in our economic future. For example:Cutting funding for deep-water and unconventional oil and gas research that industry can and does fund on its own.Moving away from funding vehicular hydrogen fuel cells to technologies with more immediate promise