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To: Think4Yourself who wrote (73394)	9/14/2000 12:38:34 PM
From: WWS	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95453

JQP, don't rule out on-board vehicular storage of pure hydrogen to power fuel cells. In the first place there is very credible evidence, as reported recently in a one hour PBS special on the Hindenburg disaster, that the explosion was caused by metallic doping compound applied to the outside of the airship's skin. The film of the incident was examined frame by frame and seemed upon review to support the conclusion that the hydrogen burned only at the very end of the chain of events, and not until nearly 1/2 of the skin was already engulfed. Secondly, there are VERY safe ways to store hydrogen in the form of solid hydrides. Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) has subjected its hydride/hydrogen storage cannisters to all sorts of physical trauma with no untoward consequences. The limiting factor with hydride storage appears to be the heavy weight of the on-board containers needed to store enough hydrogen to achieve a reasonable driving range.