Three DaimlerChrysler hydrogen buses have hit the streets in Beijing, China as part of an eight-year, two-phase project, creating a stir in the communist community. Traditional buses in China’s larger cities are major contributors to air pollution. According to Renaud Meyer, Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program in China, “This marks the • Read More »
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Native Americans Driving Ford Hydrogen Buses
June 12, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Native Americans Driving Ford Hydrogen Buses | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses, Hydrogen Vehicles.Ford Motor Company has announced the delivery of five Ford hydrogen shuttle buses next year to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the Clean Cities Coachella Valley Region (C3VR) of California. The E-450 shuttle buses, powered by V-10 internal combustion engines and compressed hydrogen will help the tribe to move visitors efficiently and • Read More »
Pardon Me Boys, Is That The Chattanooga Hydrogen Bus?
June 8, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Pardon Me Boys, Is That The Chattanooga Hydrogen Bus? | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses, Hydrogen Vehicles.Mack Gordon and Harry Warren wrote the famous song “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” but the city is making itself famous this time around by rolling out a CARTA hydrogen shuttle bus later this year. Currently Chattanooga is using several 22-foot, all-electric shuttle buses for transportation downtown and will spend nearly $1 million to retrofit one of • Read More »
Berlin Gears Up for FIFA Soccer with Hydrogen Buses
June 5, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | 1 Comment | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses, Hydrogen Vehicles.As the USA soccer team touched down in Berlin on Friday for the FIFA Soccer World Cup, the city was preparing to show off its second hydrogen bus. Project “Green Goal” aims to kick the greenhouse gas habit by using alternative energy methods and transportation. According to the Gulf Times, “The ‘Green Goal’ was launched • Read More »
Georgetown University Hopping Aboard Hydrogen Bus Technology
April 21, 2006 | By Hydro Kevin Kantola | Comments Off on Georgetown University Hopping Aboard Hydrogen Bus Technology | Filed in: Hydrogen Buses, Hydrogen Vehicles.Georgetown University in Washington DC, as part of their Advanced Vehicle Development program, has decided to show off its latest hydrogen bus with a road trip. The first stop on the trip is Northern Illinois University (NIU) in Dekalb, IL. The hydrogen bus will also visit NIU’s additional campuses in Rockford, IL and Naperville, IL. • Read More »