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Environment & Energy

John ONeill

(94 posts)

8. Hydrogen buses ...

Reply to thought crime (Reply #5)

Sun May 17, 2026, 08:19 AM

9 hrs ago

..have had whole fleets pulled out of service in Aberdeen, Scotland, Poznan in Poland, Antwerp in the Netherlands, in Ireland too I think ... Mostly not because they catch fire, but because they break down, and are too expensive to run. Nnadir is right: hydrogen is a terrible fuel, and 'green' hydrogen is expensive hopium. When I was a kid, electric trolleybuses, running on hydropower, serviced this very hilly city. The buses have been diesel now for decades, they've just started converting to battery buses - made in China, of course. Maybe we'll get back to trolley buses yet.

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Metrobus cancellations after hydrogen bus fire in Crawley [View all] NNadir May 9 OP

It would've never happened with a nuclear bus, surely. Drum May 9 #1

Nuclear power, in theory, can be utilized in process intensification situations, to synthesize the wonder fuel DME. NNadir May 9 #2

Buses powered with diesel catch fire. OKIsItJustMe May 9 #3

If one is incompetent to understand the differing properties of hydrogen and diesel, one might be confused on the point. NNadir May 9 #4

I'm not your straw man OKIsItJustMe May 9 #6

Hydrogen Buses thought crime May 9 #5

Don't fall for his snowjob OKIsItJustMe May 9 #7

Hydrogen buses ... John ONeill 9 hrs ago #8