Does the USA need a "Manahattan project" for an alternative fuel vehicle?

Question

The Cheverolt Volt and Honda's FCX Clarity looks promising. By the time these alternative fuel vehicles become common, americans might be riding bicycles. The president of OPEC said the USA must conserve and $4.00 per gallon is too cheap for conservation. The USA put a man on the moon and developed the first atomic bomb. Why not develope the first readily available alternative fuel vehicle within the next 5years?

Answer 1

IF the USA wanted to switch to all electric cars, it would require a 10 year lead time to get electrical supplies ready for it and get production of electric vehicles that far ahead.

But the first and biggest problem for the USA is that nobody is ready to make any such decision, certainly not government. So, any such decision would have to come from private industry. And private industry just does not know which way to turn.

Electric car makers are inhibited by cool reception in the marketplace and inadequate electrical supplies. Grid management  has no clear signal of what if anything they should be planning for. Customers are hearing too many different stories, and do not like to change without guarantees of success.

So, put together a group of investors for the Hyper-car, and then get on with it.,