Re: Hydrogen
@SA. Source ? If a petrol car explodes Questions Get Asked, Loudly. See Merkins Nova experience. Despite the best efforts of local urban truck (SUVs to marketting afflicted) owners ramming assorted cars around Oz, vehicle fires are very few. As one would expect as tank design, layout in vehicle and manufacture for safe crush behavior are now understood.
All of which is different to a _very_ cold compressed gas that is highly dispersable and explosive. Hydrogen cars, so far, use high pressure insulated tanks as hydrogen is stored as a liquid to get the energy density up to something useful. These tanks are why so many hydride projects were tried. Not many announcements of success, if any.
Success in affordable safe equivalent energy storage to diesel or petrol and rapid refilling would change economics of fuel significantly. Until then, this announcement has all the signs of another greenie self-delusion which will have at best, no real effect on CO2 emissions. Big increase in smug emissions though. (apologies to South Park)
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