Plans for series production of hydrogen-powered Pro One vans in Hordain, France, and Gliwice, Poland, have been cancelled.

The automotive giant said that hydrogen market is not likely to be economically sustainable in the midterm. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hydrogen's main selling point is that it's faster to fill a tank with the stuff than it is to recharge a lithium-ion battery. So it's a seductive alternative that suggests a driver can keep all the convenience of their gasoline engine with none of the climate change-causing side effects. But in reality, that's pretty far from true.