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Old 05-09-2008, 08:48 AM
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Ah, fuel-cell technologies. Wonderful thing.

I do have to wonder how much of a safety issue it is, though. Yes, I know they have a lower overall accident rate compared with gasolene (we're talking about the number of accidents due to a fault of the gsaolene engine/storage/delivery system vs the number of accidents due to a fault of the hydrogen-fuel cell engine/storage/delivery system here). But the consequences of a full tank of gasolene gonig up vs the consequences of a full tank of compressed hydrogen going up are much lower.

IOW, when the compressed hydrogen goes up, it's a much more violent event. Yes, I know they claim that HHO is not anywhere near as dangerous as pure hydrogen high-pressure tanks. That claim in itself, does have merit. But I'm comparing HHO tanks to gasolene tanks.

And there are other, so much more demonstratable benefits to the fuel cell vs gasolene, how can it not be a good idea?
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