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NNadir

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1. A fucking fluoropolymer nightmare! The German exercise in this thermodynamic nightmare collapsed quickly enough.

Reply to Caribbeans (Original post)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 07:08 AM

Sep 5

Apparently there wasn't enough platinum on the planet - or the money to buy it - to make the thing last very long.

Unable to Afford Platinum for Its Fuel Cells, Alstom Switches Its Trains From Hydrogen Back to Diesel.

These expensive toys to advertise the fossil fuel industry as "green" are a disgrace, a huge waste of money for a marketing scam.

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A fucking fluoropolymer nightmare! The German exercise in this thermodynamic nightmare collapsed quickly enough. NNadir Sep 5 #1

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