While I agree that Hydrogen is a poor fuel source (especially in an ice-fuel cells would be better, but still not great) the storage issues are overcome pretty simply. You can get the density way up by using a metal Hydride or a similar storage matrix. This brings your density WAY up and makes the storage completely safe. Of course using a metal it is pretty heavy.... You can read about it here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_storage).
The biggest problem with Hydrogen actually occurs on the production side. Right now it can be produced with off peak power, though if everyone had a hydrogen vehicle, this wouldnt be a reasonable answer(and batteries would still be cheaper and better). The only way to get the cost of producing Hydrogen down to where it is actually competitive is to extract it from petrol in the cracking process-which is where the largest majority hydrogen we use today comes from.
This has a lot of very obvious downsides, and until a new scalable process is invented, I will hedge my bets on batteries, fly wheels etc.
I agree with you, though I must say I believe that this issue comes down to a fundamental American question of is life more important than liberty or liberty more important than life.
Hence the gun debates, the healthcare debates, abortion, etc. Most things we argue about fall in this category. I personally, pretty much will always side with liberty, but acknowledge that there is an important balance, when possible. You cannot enjoy liberty if your dead, and you can enjoy life without liberty.
Just because your not associated does not mean that you don't have a bias, and just because you are doesn't mean you do. You could have chosen to say "I tend to side to the left" or "I believe so strongly in the left side I always vote socialist or communist" or the opposite.
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While I agree that Hydrogen is a poor fuel source (especially in an ice-fuel cells would be better, but still not great) the storage issues are overcome pretty simply. You can get the density way up by using a metal Hydride or a similar storage matrix. This brings your density WAY up and makes the storage completely safe. Of course using a metal it is pretty heavy.... You can read about it here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_storage). The biggest problem with Hydrogen actually occurs on the production side. Right now it can be produced with off peak power, though if everyone had a hydrogen vehicle, this wouldnt be a reasonable answer(and batteries would still be cheaper and better). The only way to get the cost of producing Hydrogen down to where it is actually competitive is to extract it from petrol in the cracking process-which is where the largest majority hydrogen we use today comes from. This has a lot of very obvious downsides, and until a new scalable process is invented, I will hedge my bets on batteries, fly wheels etc.
This is SO true. It doesn't preclude external war, and it is the most true thing I have read all day. I would mod you up to 6 if it was possible.
I agree with you, though I must say I believe that this issue comes down to a fundamental American question of is life more important than liberty or liberty more important than life. Hence the gun debates, the healthcare debates, abortion, etc. Most things we argue about fall in this category. I personally, pretty much will always side with liberty, but acknowledge that there is an important balance, when possible. You cannot enjoy liberty if your dead, and you can enjoy life without liberty.
Just because your not associated does not mean that you don't have a bias, and just because you are doesn't mean you do. You could have chosen to say "I tend to side to the left" or "I believe so strongly in the left side I always vote socialist or communist" or the opposite.