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Old 12-18-2008, 03:21 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Evo8 View Post
Of course, tankage weight needs to be worked on, so that this tank doesn't weigh 200kg.
you're right, range isn't much of a problem. it just goes down to the weight and how to find safe ways to store the hydrogen in a car when it crashes, oh the horror if actually one would explode. basically no chance of survival.


Originally Posted by Evo8 View Post
Actually the easiest way is steam reformation of natural gas. Electrolysis only sounds easy.
but that's completely beside the point. as with the natural gas it isn't "emission free" as you would like to have it. when you are reforming it you have CO2 emissions. so it isn't really "green"

Originally Posted by Evo8 View Post
It's the same way with batteries.
i was simply saying that it wasn't an elegant way to solve the problem
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