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**ferelrossi** · 09-03-2009, 02:52 AM

The problem is that hydrogen reaches an explosive fuel air mix quickly while gasoline doesn't do that easily.

Batteries are rather safe in comparison and they don't need an entirely new vehicle either.

Using hydrogen for IC is as inefficent as gasoline, if not worse for the additional equipment needed to secure the hydrogen.

Yet hydrogen still vents directly straight up into the atmosphere,the batteries and electric motor do require a complete drivetrain overhaul and if you rupture the batteries you're dealing with a very biologocally unfreuindly mess.

Effeceincy may be less,practically and useability is so much higher as to make that a moot point at this time.

As i said,in twenty years or so EV's will almost certainly be the better option,provided we dont make something even better,as for now,they are more expensive,less practical,harder to "refuel" and thats going by their best possible stats under the optimal controlled situation.

No thank you.

09-03-2009, 02:52 AM	#91
ferelrossi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 414 Senior Member	The problem is that hydrogen reaches an explosive fuel air mix quickly while gasoline doesn't do that easily. Batteries are rather safe in comparison and they don't need an entirely new vehicle either. Using hydrogen for IC is as inefficent as gasoline, if not worse for the additional equipment needed to secure the hydrogen. Yet hydrogen still vents directly straight up into the atmosphere,the batteries and electric motor do require a complete drivetrain overhaul and if you rupture the batteries you're dealing with a very biologocally unfreuindly mess. Effeceincy may be less,practically and useability is so much higher as to make that a moot point at this time. As i said,in twenty years or so EV's will almost certainly be the better option,provided we dont make something even better,as for now,they are more expensive,less practical,harder to "refuel" and thats going by their best possible stats under the optimal controlled situation. No thank you.
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