You fail to mention the many
fuel cell buses which operate in the world today.
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.
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.
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.
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.
When the buses are operational, BC Transit will have the largest hydrogen
fuel cell bus fleet worldwide,... Read more →
If instead you only focus on CO2, you get lots of pictures of expensive and sometimes hair brained tech on CNN — the «Hot air car»,
fuel cell buses, metros that cost $ 1000 for every inch built, and all the other things that make good copy but not good, affordable development.
After the Olympics,
the fuel cell buses were deemed too expensive to operate.
Case studies on
fuel cell buses, concentrating solar power, and wind energy are examples of how GEF support spurs innovation in developing and transition countries.
Not exact matches
A
fuel cell electric
bus is slated to be unveiled late this year, while a sedan - type
fuel cell car is also planned.
Both companies produce
fuel cells that convert hydrogen into clean electricity and nearly half of Ballard's sales now come from China, as the country adds hydrogen -
fuelled electric
buses to its roads.
In the meantime, if you want to see full - size hydrogen - powered vehicles in action, take a trip to Reykjavík or Stuttgart: In 2001 the European Union ordered
fuel cells for 30
bus engines from the Canadian company Ballard Power Systems.
Fuel cells can power cleaner
buses and cars, but key engineering and economic obstacles will delay widespread adoption of the technology
Toyota will expand its hydrogen
fuel cell reach at the Tokyo Motor Show with a
fuel cell city
bus it aims to commercialize and a
fuel cell passenger vehicle concept.
Texas Instruments reported to NHTSA that, since 2001, it has sold nearly 2,800 of the transducers, most of them to suppliers for
fuel cell - powered cars, trucks and
buses.
Seven transit providers in five states will receive a share of $ 22.5 million toward transit
buses and related facilities that utilize battery - electric,
fuel cell, and... Read more →
This
bus represents the 8th generation
bus utilizing
fuel cell technology placed in revenue service in the Coachella Valley.
Funding from the Federal Transit Administration and the California Energy Commission allowed the industry team to develop and integrate an advanced
fuel cell design that lowers the over-all cost of the
bus by 70 %.
This plan involves the construction of a world - class rapid transit network and experimenting with new energy - ef cient vehicles such as the super capacitor trolleybuses and electric, hydrogen
fuel -
cell and hybrid
buses.
I base this view on a trip I took to Iceland a few years ago as a guest of General Motors to see how the island of glaciers and geysers use the earth's geothermal heat to convert water into hydrogen, hydrogen that runs a few demonstration
fuel cell cars and
buses.
As an example, soot - free
buses can be powered by a wide range of
fuels including fossil diesel or compressed natural gas (CNG), biogas, or other liquid biofuels, and electric drive engines including hybrid drive,
fuel cell, and battery electric drivetrains.
The campaign will support the market for electric passenger cars, light commercial vans,
buses and trucks (including battery - electric, plug - in hybrid, and
fuel cell vehicle types).
China's leading electric vehicle maker BYD announced Wednesday to team with US Hybrid Corporation to develop a hydrogen
fuel cells battery - electric
bus.
Hyundai points out that
fuel cell cars and
buses actually clean the air due to their needing to pump it through their system to provide oxygen:
So
fuel cell cars and
buses can help mop up the pollution not only from diesels and ICE, but from inappropriately fast accelerating electric cars too.
DaimlerChrysler is positioning the hybrid - drive Citaro as a logical step on the way to a
fuel -
cell - powered urban
bus service
bus of the near future.
The
buses will be built by New Flyer Industries of Winnipeg, and their
fuel cells will be provided by Burnaby's Ballard Power Systems.
Following initial reports a few years back that Vancouver was planning on investing in a fleet of hydrogen - powered transit
buses for the 2010 Olympics, we now have confirmation that the city of Whistler will become host to the world's largest fleet of hydrogen
fuel -
cell buses, just in time for the Games.
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