Energy Transition

French city drops order for 51 hydrogen buses after realising electric ones six times cheaper to run

The $33m green H2 project, launched in Montpellier in 2019 in conjunction with EDF, had already been awarded regional, national and EU funding

A hydrogen-powered "bus-tram", like the ones planned for Montpellier, in the French city of Pau.
A hydrogen-powered "bus-tram", like the ones planned for Montpellier, in the French city of Pau.AFP/Getty
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Published 12 January 2022, 11:53Updated 13 January 2022, 16:28