Hydrogen v. Hybrid Fuel?

Question

Hydrogen v. Hybrid Fuel?

Answer 1

Anybody remember the Hindenburg?  A hydrogen filled blimp that crashed and blew up.  At least with hybrids, the chance of being incinerated by a crash.

Answer 2

What about it?  I think the hydrogen thing is one big boondoggle.  Hydrogen does not grow on trees, and being a light gas, it's a pain in the energy butt to provide in a form for filling tanks.

The gas/electric convertible car is the most sensible idea, and I'm rather surprised that hydrogen is so popular.  Must be good PR.

Answer 3

At the present time, hybrid fueled vehicles are the most developed and practical. Hydrogen sources that are not derived from oil or gas are not yet practical. Hydrogen also has some inherent problems like its low energy content and the need to store and transport it under very high pressure.

Answer 4

Hydrogen, despite Hindenburg its still better than Helium and weighs 25% as much. I think its absurd to waste money on an inefficient fuel for 100 years over an incident that happened once.

No beef with Hybrid but you still use regular fuel.

Answer 5

Hydrogen-fueled cars won't be commercially available for decades.  Once the technology improves, hydrogen will be competetive with hybrid vehicles.  Until then, people should be buying hybrids.

Answer 6

Hydrogen all the way.