The first hydrogen refuelling station based at Le Mans was unveiled on Wednesday.
Pierre Fillon told local daily paper Le Maine Libre that the refuelling station was built to encourage people to buy hydrogen-powered cars. A second one is scheduled next year, with a bigger capacity but will need an investment of one million euros.
Currently, the hydrogen distributed by this refuelling station is made from hydrocarbon and provided by the german group Linde. But later, the hydrogen will be made from excess energy provided by solar panels and wind turbines, and of course water.
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