Solaris to supply 22 Urbino 12 hydrogen buses

With the support of the CATP (Centrale d’Achat du Transport Public), Île-de-France Mobilités launched a tender for the purchase and maintenance of 22 hydrogen buses. The aim is to evaluate the potential of hydrogen technology for the region’s public transport system. Solaris Bus & Coach has now been selected to supply 22 Solaris Urbino 12

Solaris bags order for 130 hydrogen fuel cell buses

Polish bus maker Solaris has bagged record order for 130 hydrogen-powered buses from the municipal public transport operator TPER in the city of Bologna in Italy. The company says the bus operator has the option to extend the the order by an additional 140 vehicles. One of the largest projects of hydrogen public mobility in

BMTC to run buses using 15% methanol-blended fuel

For the first time, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will run some of its city buses using methanol-blended fuel. The buses will be operated on a pilot basis. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will flag off pilot trials of MD15 buses on the premises of Vidhana Soudha on Sunday, March 12.

Olectra-Reliance’s hydrogen buses likely to be on roads

Olectra Greentech Limited, in association with technology partner Reliance, has developed a Hydrogen bus which is a carbon-free alternative to traditional public transport. A single hydrogen fill allows the bus to travel up to 400 km. It’s tailpipe emission is only water. Meanwhile, India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus was launched last

Stadtwerke bags order for hydrogen buses

The German carrier Stadtwerke Aschaffenburg Verkehrs GmbH has opted for 12 Solaris hydrogen buses: 10 Urbino 12 hydrogen and 2 Urbino 18 hydrogen units. This is Solaris’s first order for the 18-meter hydrogen-powered buses that were launched in autumn last year. The ordered buses will roll out onto the streets of this German city as

BEST will run only green energy-powered buses by 2023

Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) general manager Lokesh Chandra said that BEST has proposed to convert 220 diesel buses from Mumbai in order to make it run on “green hydrogen”. He also said that a pilot project for the same has been planned with the Union Transport Ministry. The decision comes a few days

Toyota forays into development of hydrogen-based buses and trucks

Toyota Motor Europe, CaetanoBus and Air Liquide have signed an agreement related to the development of hydrogen-based transport options, as the race to develop low and zero-emission vehicles heats up. Toyota said the deal would aim for what it called “closer cooperation in developing opportunities for hydrogen mobility projects in several European countries.” CaetanoBus is