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To: Moominoid who wrote (209699)	12/15/2002 8:42:02 PM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Yeah but CH4 doesn't let loose with the concussion of H2 and also the larger molecule doesn't leak as easily. Ordinary latex balloons inflated with hydrogen deflate pretty fast because the H2 just seeps out the interstices. If you started piping H2 into people's houses, there would be terrible consequences. The smelly stuff they add to natural gas would not leak, while the H2 would. I think the talk of using it as a fuel is fundamentally foolish. Pure electric power would (I think) make more sense for automobiles. Right now, Toyota is offering a 100,000 mile warranty on the battery supplied with the Prius. Of course, it's a pain to plug in your car (and of course that's what's so attractive about the Prius: you don't). But one might get used to it if you could go 300 miles between charges, at least for local service.