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[–] cron@feddit.org 14 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

The Netherlands, which had once allocated 20% of its new city bus purchases to hydrogen in 2021, has now completely phased it out.

The earlier we accept that hydrogen is a dead end for most road-related use cases, the better. Good that new city buses now run mostly electric.

[–] Noedel@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

A while ago I was talking to someone form Toyota's sustainability team and they were FROTHING over hydrogen. I don't know much about it, but that surprised me.

[–] Geobloke@lemm.ee 1 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Because Japan needs to import most of its energy, it makes more sense to burn the energy at the wheels then behind the wires

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 points 18 minutes ago

And how is turning fossil fuels into hydrogen in a wildly inefficient process going to help with that?

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Japan needs to import most of its energy

Does Japan not get sunlight or wind, or are there other factors at play?

[–] Geobloke@lemm.ee 2 points 3 hours ago

Well, real estate is at a premium in an earthquake prone, typhoon ravaged set of islands. They even have geothermal potential, but don't want to industrialise something with deep cultural value.

[–] ChinoKawaii@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I haven't seen a single electric bus in czechia

we do use a lot of trams and trolleybuses, but still quite a lot of loud busses

[–] cron@feddit.org 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Czechia is slower to migrate to electric buses than most EU countries.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Great chart! Who are "EU27"? Total average?

[–] cron@feddit.org 1 points 3 hours ago

Yes, the 27 EU contries (since brexit)