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The dream of the first hydrogen rail network has died a quick death (qz.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hydrogen sucks as an energy storage

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

compared to...?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Just batteries or running electrical cables next to the rails

The only benefit hydrogen has is its reduced weight, but when that isn't important it's easier to use other energy storage and delivery methods.