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      07-28-2008, 02:32 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by gum5h03 View Post


Reason why NY/NJ bans Hydrogen in tunnels (whether they thought about it or not):

Hydrogen is lighter than air and could collect at the tops of the tunnels and ignite and cause major damage. Out in the open H2 will harmlessly vent to the atmo and have less of a chance of igniting.
that would make sense if the car gave off H2...but it doesn't. The byproduct is H20. last time i checked, water wasn't very combustible.

also, the 7er runs on hydrogen or premium...so if you can't find a hydrogen fueling station, you can go to a regular gas station.
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