Comments by "Barry On" (@barryon8706) on "Hydrogen Hype is Dying, And That's a Good Thing" video.

I think hydrogen was an attempt to have the best of EVs (pollution-wise) and gasoline (rapid refueling). It probably wouldn't have the range of a gas car, but if it takes minutes rather than hours to refuel then range anxiety isn't as much of an issue. Maybe metal hydrides could have handled the containment problem in the car, with ammonia being used to generate hydrogen at the fueling station to prevent containment issues there. If it came down to efficiency vs. refueling speed, I think hydrogen might have won.
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