‘There are no hydrogen trains!’ Romania to scrap H2 plans, reinvest EU funds in roads

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu discusses hydrogen trains
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu says there are no hydrogen trains in Europe. ANP

Romania is cancelling plans to buy 12 hydrogen-powered trains worth around 360 million euros and wants instead to reinvest EU funds intended for the project in building highways. Why? ‘Because there are no hydrogen trains,’ according to Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu.

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‘There are no hydrogen trains!’ Romania to scrap H2 plans, reinvest EU funds in roads

‘There are no hydrogen trains!’ Romania to scrap H2 plans, reinvest EU funds in roads

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu discusses hydrogen trains
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu says there are no hydrogen trains in Europe. ANP

Romania is cancelling plans to buy 12 hydrogen-powered trains worth around 360 million euros and wants instead to reinvest EU funds intended for the project in building highways. Why? ‘Because there are no hydrogen trains,’ according to Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu.

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