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H2 is the smallest molecule there is, and among the worst to contain. It's also quite reactive. And the production of H2 for storage is not wonderfully efficient, nor is the whole lifecycle from production to consumption.
The only real reason for hydrogen is to repurpose rather than scrapping the existing gasoline supply chain. That benefits nobody but the fossil-fuel companies. And that's why it's being endlessly hyped, despite being a profoundly suboptimal solution.