Shanghai to fully switch to new energy buses, taxis by 2027 (news.cgtn.com)

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[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 months ago

It looks like China's been using hydrogen cells in buses for a while now. I haven't looked at the details of the specific approach they use though.

[-] StalinStan@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

I remember we were big on hydrogen for a while but I rember it was hard to store and and that made it expensive. Probbaly china just went through the process of actually investing in infrastructure which we would never do

[-] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 months ago

Yeah, it's the same thing with rail, the argument is always that the upfront investment is just too high and it's not worth it.

[-] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

I wouldn’t be surprised if busses are one of the use cases where it makes more sense. Like, leaks matter less in a vehicle that spends little to no time sitting around.