Unattended Hydrogen Vehicle Fueling Challenges and Historical Context

Hydrogen fuelling in the US is unattended activity although this precedent is not without several challenges that have been addressed in the past decade. This paper provides the recent history and the generic safety case which has established this precedent for hydrogen. The paper also explores the longer history of unattended gasoline fuelling and attempts to help place hydrogen fuelling into the longer history of fuelling personal vehicles.