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SinisterSlay posted...

It's less explosive then gasoline. It has significantly less energy potential than gasoline. But you're fine driving around in a car full of gasoline.
To the disappointment of Michael Bay, do you know what happens when you shoot a tank full of hydrogen, nothing. Hydrogen harmlessly escapes.
Now let's talk about how hard it is to put out the fire from a lithium battery in your car.

I would imagine most of the fear of hydrogen comes from the Hindenburg disaster. Despite the fact we have had over 100 years to make it safer, everybody probably still thinks that a tiny spark would cause a hydrogen car to burst into flames and become a giant burning chariot.