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Old 12-13-2005, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 76supercab2
Sure, but there's also more energy per unit of weight in fuel than hydrogen. So what?
In a liquid state which is difficult and expensive to achieve and maintain. Also it takes about $15 dollars of electricty at today industry rates to make enough hydrogen to make 4 gallons of liquid but that does not include the cost of compressing and cooling it to a liquid state and when you factor this in it can cost over $15/gal to make, store, distribute and sell liquid hydrogen with current technology. It is just not viable at this time.