Category: Hydrogen Buses

The Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid has been unveiled at the UITP World Congress and Mobility & City Transport Exhibition in Vienna. The hydrogen powered Citaro buses have evidenced impressive performance during fleet tests. According to Daimler, the Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid uses the same hydrogen fuel cell technology as the Mercedes F-Cell B-Class car. Daimler […]

The city of Burbank, California has decided to throw its hat in the ring and become the latest city to test a hydrogen fuel cell transit bus. What makes this bus unique however that it is also a PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle). Some have argued that putting PHEV batteries, fuel cell and hydrogen tanks […]

The University of Alabama is launching a fuel cell bus demonstration program. The 30-ft long hydrogen PEM fuel cell bus is also a hybrid vehicle as well using nickel metal hydride batteries for storage. The fuel cell bus will be operated in metropolitan Birmingham beginning next year. Two Hydrogenics PEM fuel cells will power the […]

Separate efforts by separate agencies in a variety of countries to put hydrogen fuel cell buses on the road have lead to the Fuel Cell Bus Club. Including 33 hydrogen buses in all, the Fuel Cell Bus Club is comprised of the ECTOS, STEP and CUTE agencies. ECTOS out of Reykjavík, Iceland stands for Ecological […]

SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida will be showing off two new Ford F-450 hydrogen shuttle buses starting today. The shuttle buses will tote tourists between the three properties of Aquatica, Discovery Cove and SeaWorld. According to BizJournals, “SeaWorld will use the vehicles for the first time Feb. 20, when a team of employees will travel to […]

A Welsh fuel cell minibus known as the Hydrogen Bus, has been unveiled for the first time in the United States in Anaheim, California. This same Hydrogen Bus was unveiled for the first time ever in October in the United Kingdom. The Hydrogen Bus is capable of carrying 16-passengers and has a top speed of […]

NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) has come up with a report outlining the current status of fuel cell buses in the United States. To date, 20 fuel cell buses have been demonstrated and 15 more are planned for operation over the next 4 years. Fuel cell buses make for ideal demonstration vehicles because they are […]

Hydrogen minibuses are busting a move this week as one in the United Kingdom and one in the United States have staked separate claims. In Wales, there is a 16-seat minibus causing a stir that is powered by hydrogen fuel cell. This minibus was created by researchers at the University of Glamorgan and will be […]

In Victoria, British Columbia, BC Transit has been awarded a contract to produce 20 hydrogen buses. These hybrid electric fuel cell buses will help the province cut greenhouse gases by the target of 33-percent by the year 2020. The $46.4 million contract was presented to New Flyer Industries of Winnipeg. The hydrogen buses are expected […]

It seems like now that hydrogen buses have started rolling out, you just can’t stop them. From Scottsdale to Chattanooga, Florida to California, South Korea to the Northern U. S. states, hydrogen buses keep hitting the pavement in record numbers. Orlando International Airport and the convention center have received a combined four Ford E-450 hydrogen […]