Hydrogen-powered train unveiled in Germany
The train Coradia iLint, created by French company Alstom, gets its energy from combining hydrogen stored in tanks with oxygen in the air. The energy is then stored in lithium-ion batteries. The train's only emissions are steam and condensed water.
The company is testing the trains throughout the next year, and plans to start carrying passengers in Germany in late 2017 or early 2018.
The train also has lower noise levels than diesel trains, emitting only the sound of its wheels on the track and any sounds from air resistance.
The train has the ability to travel up to 497 miles and carry up to 300 passengers, making it the world’s first hydrogen passenger train that can regularly operate long journeys.
Though the price of the trains is yet to be announced, Alstom says it anticipates operating costs will be similar to the operating costs of diesel units.
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