Hydrogen buses running regular routes
Canada’s first buses that are fuelled partly from hydrogen are now carrying passengers on regular routes through the country.
TransLink, the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority, is successfully operating two buses on a blend of 20 percent hydrogen and 80 percent compressed natural gas (CNG) after developing the vehicles in a test programme over the past 2 years.
Chair of TransLink Malcolm Brodie said, $quot;We have also been looking at CNG, low-sulphur diesels with particulate filters, bio-diesel, and two types of diesel-electric hybrid.$quot;
TransLink’s latest bus purchases have been a mix of natural gas buses and filtered diesels. Currently, the only other transit system in North America with some hydrogen-powered buses is Palm Springs in California.
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