European bus manufacturers and leading mayors step up for fuel cell electric buses
European bus manufacturers and leading mayors step up for fuel cell electric buses
European bus manufacturers and city representatives announce the commercialisation of fuel cell electric buses for urban transport in Brus- sels
On November 12th, representatives of five major European bus manufacturers (Daim- ler Buses (EvoBus), MAN, Solaris, Van Hool and VDL Bus & Coach) have signed a joint Letter of Understanding at the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking’s (FCH JU) Stakeholders Forum in Brussels. The Letter underlines the commitment of bus manufacturers towards the commercialisation and market introduction of fuel cell electric buses in urban public transport. Fuel cell buses run on hydrogen and consti- tute a zero emissions transport alternative. “The fuel cells and hydrogen technology is one of our important strategic development fields in the passenger car and urban bus business units”, said Gustav Tuschen, Head of Product Engineering at Daimler Bus- es.
See for the rest of the article: Joint Press release