In view of this, the FC buses will be sold for the first time in Japan in early 2017 so as to encourage the utilization
of fuel cell buses as a form of public transportation.
When the buses are operational, BC Transit will have the largest
hydrogen fuel cell bus fleet worldwide,... Read more →
Proton OnSite additional electrolyzer order as part of $ 22M deal; green hydrogen for
fuel cell buses in China
Other federal programs working toward sustainable transportation include the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) Program and the National
Fuel Cell Bus Program.
Chinese manufacturers have also participated in zero emission vehicle development: Azure Hydrogen and Ballard have partnered for a zero
emission fuel cell bus program that would result in phased development of these buses.
Ballard Power Systems Deploys 10
More Fuel Cell Buses in China Oct 19, 2016 Next - Gen Transportation News (Oxford, CT) Canada - based fuel cell company Ballard Power Systems says it has commissioned and deployed 10 fuel cell - powered buses in the City of Yunfu, in the Chinese province of Guangdong, as part of the government's larger plan to address air quality in urban centers through zero - tailpipe - emission mass transit solutions.
BC Transit has finalized a six - year, C$ 20 - million (US$ 19.9 million) contract with Air Liquide Canada Inc. of Montreal to supply hydrogen for the Province's 20
new fuel cell buses to arrive beginning next summer.
Water, in the case of
a fuel cell bus, would be an acceptable «emission.»
Hyundai may also introduce
a fuel cell bus at the games.
A demonstration of
a fuel cell bus by the University of California, Irvine's Anteater Express fleet revealed that fuel cell buses are capable of saving more than 18,000 gallons of fuel per year compared to conventional vehicles.
Toyota to Introduce 100
Fuel Cell Buses Ahead of Tokyo Olympics Oct 21, 2016 Next - Gen Transportation News (Oxford, CT) According to the company, Toyota plans to introduce over 100 fuel cell buses mainly in the Tokyo area, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
After the Olympics,
the fuel cell buses were deemed too expensive to operate.
Toyota's first production hydrogen
fuel cell buses will begin hitting the streets of Tokyo, Japan, in early 2017, accordin...
London has long been experimenting with hybrid and
fuel cell buses.