Name: The future of cars
Uploaded: 2008-12-04T01:00:00Z
Duration: 8 min 52 s
Description: General Motors veep Larry Burns previews cool next-gen car design: sleek, customizable (and computer-enhanced) vehicles that run clean on hydrogen -- and pump energy back into the electrical grid when they're idle.

General Motors veep Larry Burns previews cool next-gen car design: sleek, customizable (and computer-enhanced) vehicles that run clean on hydrogen -- and pump energy back into the electrical grid when they're idle.

The future of cars

The world’s passion for cars keeps growing, with 750 million vehicles on the road—yet that's just 12 percent of the global population. If trends continue, more than a billion cars could soon circle the globe, raising urgent questions about sustainability. Hydrogen fuel cells, which emit only water and can be refueled at home, offer a bold path to cleaner, smarter vehicles. Harnessing this technology could also transform parked cars into power sources for the electric grid.