UNTIL WE HAVE HYDROGEN FROM NUCLEAR POWER OR ORBITAL SOLAR, HYDROGEN CARS ARE PRETTY MUCH A CROCK: The High Price of Hydrogen: Honda Clarity Fuel Cell Will Sticker for Nearly $60K. Hydrogen now is made typically via steam reformation of natural gas, which is (maybe) cleaner than petroleum fuel but not by a lot. On the other hand, thanks to fracking, natural gas is plentiful and cheap. On the gripping hand, so is gasoline.