Is there such a thing as a "green" car?

Today Grid Chicago attends a reception for the Hyundai Drive 4 Hope, highlighting the company's pediatric cancer research donations and showcasing the Tucson Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle by driving the car 4,500 miles across the country on potentially pollution-free hydrogen power:
http://gridchicago.com/2011/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-green-car/

I ponder the question: could a car like this really help solve the world's pollution woes or is it a distraction from the other big problems associated with widespread car ownership?

Keep moving forward,

John Greenfield

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on September 17, 2011 at 8:36am

Perhaps all these tiny cars that are currently marketed is a start in the right direction. Getting smaller, until they dissappear.

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on September 17, 2011 at 9:31am

This is the sort of car I would like to buy into if it had four wheels for those long rainy days when I am out running errands.

Jeff Schneider said:

This is the smallest car I know of:

http://www.amsterdamlogue.com/the-worlds-smallest-car.html

I've only seen it in Amsterdam.

Juan said:

Perhaps all these tiny cars that are currently marketed is a start in the right direction. Getting smaller, until they dissappear.

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Permalink Reply by Steven Vance on March 23, 2012 at 4:31am

Now we've gotten into the debate: "Is car sharing green?"

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Permalink Reply by Gort 12-mile Pinklegneep on March 23, 2012 at 5:01am

I realize they're going for some Green Thing Bright Future Friendly Whatever but damn Hyundai maybe "covered with child-sized bloody handprints" isn't the greatest approach