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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by linsomniac on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:18PM (#37837660)
Haven't we tried hydrogen for air travel before? ;-)
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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by Reason077 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:52PM (#37838112)
It's been used successfully for space travel, in liquid (cryogenic) form. The Space Shuttle's main engines ran on hydrogen fuel, for example.

However the latest generation of rockets seems to have moved away from hydrogen back to things like RP-1 (kerosene) and liquid methane. The high cost and difficulties of working with hydrogen is a factor in this.

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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by the-dude on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:26PM (#37838522)
Hindenburg
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