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To: Eric in the Ozarks

Because even when pressurized to 3600 psi, the storage energy per unit of volume is roughly 1/3 that of gasoline. Heavy, dangerous high pressure tanks, short driving range.


10 posted on 05/02/2011 7:03:16 AM PDT by Jack of all Trades (Hold your face to the light, even though for the moment you do not see.)
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To: Jack of all Trades; Eric in the Ozarks

Correct. It can work OK for fleet vehicles that return to a central depot where they can be refueled frequently, but becomes inconvenient for regular folk used to having some real range / time between refueling stops.


13 posted on 05/02/2011 9:17:45 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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