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> You can't just specify a diameter and go from there. You must create a seal to prevent hydrogen from leaking from the pump. It's doable, but also dangerous if
by theshrike79 3y ago
> You can't just specify a diameter and go from there. You must create a seal to prevent hydrogen from leaking from the pump. It's doable, but also dangerous if you get it wrong.
Imagine the amount of people who mess up refueling an ICE vehicle. Now extrapolate that to H2 refuelling where we're dealing with a highly flammable gas in extremely high pressures.
> Electricity is already distributed. The fact that you are writing here on hacker news means you have a source of electricity that could potentially power your car.
Exactly. The BEV doubters seem to think that everyone in the world drives 600 miles without stopping for over 30 seconds every single day.
When in fact the average person could charge from a normal power outlet overnight all they need for the next day and ever a little surplus. Effectively keeping the battery full at all times, making that weekend road trip a breeze.
- _hypx 3y agoThousands of people refuel with hydrogen regularly. There is no evidence of real danger. The problem isn't that you can't live with a BEV, it's that you don't have to. People are "fighting the last war." There is a way of making an EV that has zero compromises compared to ICE cars. BEVs in that context are coming obsolete or perhaps niche cars.
- theshrike79 3y agoThousands of enthusiastic early adopters. Could Grandma Jones from two houses over, who just turned 80 do it?
- _hypx 3y agoYes, in fact the early adopters are just normal people.