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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by londons_explore on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:19PM (#37837684)
> * Hydrogen really likes to leak.

Yes, but the rate of leakage is tiny enough that for any reasonable sized tank it's going to be years till it's all leaked away.

The real risk is the leakage causing explosions if you ever put a tank in a confined space.

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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by jfengel on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:56PM (#37838158)
It leaks a lot faster if it corrodes a hole in the container. Hydrogen is fairly reactive.
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Re:Oil sector is lobbying for inefficient hydrogen cars to d... by pixl97 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @06:04PM (#37838243)
That's probably only the 'primary' real risk, there are some number of secondary real risks of hydrogen being a very reactive chemical. Not in the flammable boom boom, but the interacting with stuff it shouldn't and causing degradation and corrosion.
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