Hydrogen Powered Motorcycles

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For an article that explores the hydrogen capacity in closer detail see: http://www.hydrogenforecast.com/June2005/BritishFuelCell.htm

It runs on a 2 liter carbon composite tank of hydrogen at 3,000 psi. It is possible to produce one's own hydrogen by solar panels, by biomass, etc. Motorcycles require a lot less plastic to build...and the deliberately minimal design of the env seems to emphasize that fact.

Scene: 2020, Downtown Chicago, Michigan Avenue. Thousands of commuters on quiet hydrogen scooters and motorcycles moving like chinese on bicycles through a Beijing Bazaar while "Altogether elsewhere vast
Herds of reindeer move across

Miles and miles of golden moss,

silently and very fast."

And the military made operational its first SUV fuel cell vehicle. See: http://www.gizmag.com/go/3910/ Notice Hilary there, advancing the interests of the eco-community through the existing spending. Nice.

But then, come to think about it, aren't those military vehicles with 10,000 psi tanks of hydrogen, miniature Hindenburgs? Would you feel safe driving one of those things through Baghdad? And what about that 3,000 psi grenade between your legs on the bike?