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Long range and quick refueling times at the depot are among the main advantages shown by hydrogen fuel cell buses when compared to battery electric vehicles. And 2019 will be easily remembered as the year that saw hydrogen technology stepping into the spotlight again. At UITP Global Public Transport...

2020 will be the year of the commercialization in Europe of the CaetanoBus H2.City Gold, based on Toyota fuel cell technology. The vehicle has been unveiled at Busworld and features a range of 400 km, according to the manufacturer. CaetanoBus prides itself to be the first company in Europe to use To...

Ballard Power Systems has recently launched the 8th generation of the fuel cell module FCmove. The new FCmove-HD is addressed to transit bus market and already adopted by Solaris Bus & Coach (CAF group) for the Urbino 12 hydrogen. The showcase of the new product was held during UITP Summit 2019 ...

Safra is partnering with the Michelin’s subsidiary Symbio to develop a French-made hydrogen bus. The bus, that belongs to the Businova range, has been recently launched and features, according to the manufacturer, a range of 300 km available after 30 minutes’ charging time. The first uni...

Public transit leaders know that zero-emission buses are critical to the future of transit. In fact, many regions around the world are setting goals to convert entire fleets to zero emission operation. Electric buses are a well-proven solution. The challenge now is how to grow transit fleets from 10...

A newly formed group of companies committed to produce a fuel cell bus (and infrastructure) that could be sustainable not only from the environmental… but also from the economical point of view. It’s the target of H2Bus Consortium, whose members are working together to deploy 1,000 zero-...

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Public transport authorities and operators all over the world are moving towards a growing deployment of full electric buses. Providing vehicles and full service, charging infrastructures, smart city services: these are the pillars of Enel X offers in the field of e-buses, as the utility company has...

The Yutong Xiaoyu 2.0 has been awarded the design prize 2021 Red Dot Award. Developed by the Chinese group – the largest bus builder in the world for production volumes -, the 5.5-meter shuttle bus stands out for being the world’s first autonomous bus recognized by world-class industrial desig...

Siemens ELFA drivetrains have already left 2 billion kilometers on five continents behind. The modular electric drivetrain and software solution for hybrid, battery, and fuel cell buses and trucks has resulted as an hallmark for the Siemens business unit Commercial Vehicles (CV). How the ELFA techno...

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The presentation is yet to come but the first contract has been achieved. The Italian city of Bolzano (capitol city of South Tyrol province, close to the border with Austria) is the very first one to order Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses. The model is going to be unveiled next week at the UITP Glob...

Transport for London will operate 20 fuel cell double decker buses (through EU funded JIVE project). The vehicles, built by British manufacturer Wrightbus and powered by Ballard Power Systems, are scheduled to arrive in London next year. In the same year 2020 also Liverpool is going to have the firs...

Ebe Europa will supply 15 hydrogen buses equipped with Proton Power Systems fuel cell system in Germany. The news was announced a few days ago. Proton Power System received a order from Memmingen company Ebe Europa (integrator and distributor of electric buses) for 15 hydrogen powered fuel cells of ...

Battery electric is the next step, but afterwards it’ll come the time of fuel cell. Solaris Bus & Coach will unveil in 2019 the Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen, a new generation vehicle deriving power from a hydrogen fuel cell. Fuel cell buses and future scenarios The fact that fuel cell will s...