Quote: "Is it the American government who see the development of Hydrogen for the lift truck industry as an interm step toward Hydrogen taking over from oil?"

The only reason this administration has shown any interest in hydrogen is that they realized that the hydrogen would most likely be created through the use of fossil fuels (something that the average Joe doesn't know). Therefore they can give the appearance of getting away from fossil fuels without actually getting away from fossil fuels.
I think you're probably being a little paranoid, but a little paranoia isn't necessarily a bad thing.