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Frequently Asked Questions About Commercial Hydrogen Vehicle Refueling
Published
Author(s)
Juana S. Williams
Abstract
"Commonly asked questions about hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (HFCEV) and hydrogen fuel availability, technology, safety; and the legal metrology requirements and terminology applicable to hydrogen fuel quality, measuring equipment, method of sale, and sales advertisement in vehicle refueling applications."
Citation
NIST Physcial Measurement Laboratory Weights and Measures Hydrogen: U.S. National Work Group
"commercial, hydrogen, refueling, legal metrology, fuel cell electric vehicle, method of sale, NIST Handbook 44, NIST Handbook 130, kilogram, pressurized gas, type evaluation, tolerances, test method, fuel quality, unit of measurement, pressure, energy content"
Williams, J.
(2018),
Frequently Asked Questions About Commercial Hydrogen Vehicle Refueling, NIST Physcial Measurement Laboratory Weights and Measures Hydrogen: U.S. National Work Group, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=926980, https://www.nist.gov/pml/weights-and-measures/legal-metrology-devices/hydrogen-us-national-work-group
(Accessed October 9, 2025)