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Hydrogen propulsion shows promise

Toyota is selling Hydrogen powered cars in California now. I only recently found that out. There are about 20 Hydrogen filling stations in LA area. Here's the car:


1,488 posted on 08/01/2019 8:24:47 AM PDT by Jack Black ("If you believe in things that you don't understand then you suffer" - "Superstition",Stevie Wonder)
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To: Jack Black

“Hydrogen propulsion shows promise

Toyota is selling Hydrogen powered cars in California now. I only recently found that out. There are about 20 Hydrogen filling stations in LA area. Here’s the car:”

The issue with hydrogen is storage.
Hydrogen, atomic number 1, is the smallest and lightest atom in the universe.

Fuel tanks need many thousands of PSI for hydrogen storage and, in time the H atoms work their way through the microscopic space between the molecules of the storage tank — and it’s impossible to stop.


1,548 posted on 08/01/2019 2:56:31 PM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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