Molecular Sieve for Hydrogen Tanks Increases Storage Capacity up to 4X - News (eepower.com)Molecular Sieve can increase capacity at lower pressures.

Those pressure’s aren’t really all that crazy.

Given how EVs use rare earth elements for the motors and the battery packs and how the saber-rattling racist Chinese have us over a barrel with their supplies of such elements, anything that can happen to keep us from being beholden to those lying racists gets my attention. Go hydrogen? Works for me.

As a Quebecker where we have high hydroelectricity resources (thus somewhat cheap electrolysis) am all for green hydrogen.

Regarding the hydrogen tank: I vaguely recall some engineers addressing this problem years ago with a tank that wasn’t heavily reinforced. If there was an accident, the tank was made to deliberately split apart. Not explode—just split.

Any buyer will have to consider the impact on their insurance rates. The first time an average sized 2022 America tries to get out of this car and has to swing that 500 lb door wide enough to do so, there’s a good chance the car parked next to them will end up having the SABs go off.

Folks nowadays see them and think they look huge so they must be the ultimate in comfort, but they’re surprisingly small inside, all that space wasted on a big engine bay and a low, long trunk leaves very little for the passengers:

I know what you’re all thinking, “cool story bro”

Unless your Chrysler is as big as a whale and seats about 20, GTFO.

How about practical people who didn’t buy into what Detroit was selling? This past weekend on the way to the plant nursery, I saw no less than two VW cabovers.

Only the smart poor ones like professors and the like bought the VW Beetles, Corollas, Civics, etc.

Just chuck that lean-burn electronic ignition as far as you can throw it and replace it with a standard Mopar orange box and non-computer controlled carburetor. At this low price, you couldn’t make a more striking statement. I’m down with rolling in an ironic ’70s luxobarge for fun. And I’m not even a hipster.

“I would drive it to California tomorrow with no hesitation.”

The concept of a “nearest open field” is suspect at best. Imagine an airliner trying to do this over Manhattan. Or L.A. Water landings are really tricky and are considered a last resort.

Planes 1 & 2 is Disney, not Pixar.

Depends on the highway, weather/visibility, etc.

They are cheaper than ours, and fit in different niches, not really better.

so then no changes are needed, cars can safely drive 75-85 and trucks for the most part drive slower.

What you don’t see in that picture is that he probably had to completely replace the entire frame with one that’s a good 300lbs heavier. Some of the crossmembers on that car are literally just 1" angle iron, it’s crazy how tiny and flexible everything is.

What’s the rationale for sticking with a 6 speed instead of going to an 8 speed or something?