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Originally Posted by OuterBanks
It's called Hydrogen. BMW has even mfg test vehicles and there have been several mfgs who have made and sold models in limited quantities in the past. It just doesn't fit the mold of what the control freaks want so there you have it.
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It also doesn't compress easily and requires tanks that can support insane pressures, requires tons of energy to produce and then compress to those pressures, requires trucking all over the country in vehicles and pipelines, and so on. It's about as practical as a poopy-flavored lollypop for cars. For big ocean ships it may make a little more sense, but it takes way more energy to make it work and then it works crappy because of all the weight/cost required to hold 10,000psi. Oh, and then you are tried to one energy source...vs. being able to tap into coal, fusion, hydroelectric, solar, etc....It just seems to be some sort of irrational attraction because it's "some kind of ICE engine".