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Old 07-03-2009, 02:45 PM   #11
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BMW has a 7 Series that runs on Hydrogen. Generally an ICE.

GM and Honda have used hydrogen to fuel a Fuel Cell which generates electricity to power the vehicle. GM has over 100 Fuel Cell Equinox (what's plural for Equinox? Equinoxes? Equinoxi?) running around in California. Honda has the Clarity.

The problem with Hydrogen is it is normally in gaseous state. To carry enough Hydrogen around to have any kind of range you have to have tanks that store the Hydrogen at very high pressures. Upwards of 10,000 psi.

Although clean, it is expensive to create the Hydrogen and also the infrastructure. Also to fill a tank to 10,000 psi takes some time.

No easy feat yet.
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