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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2016

SARTA, Ohio State unveil the first of 10 hydrogen fuel-cell buses

Under the terms of an agreement between SARTA and the Ohio State University, the new bus will be operated by the university's Department of Transportation and Traffic Management as part of the Campus Area Bus Service for the next 12 months.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2016

New Flyer debuts first 60-foot hydrogen fuel-cell bus

The bus will be operated in revenue service by AC Transit for 22 months following the completion of a comprehensive evaluation at the FTA’s Altoona test facility.

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2016

LA Metro, SEPTA among FTA 'Low-No' grant awardees

In all, seven transit providers in five states will receive a share of $22.5 million toward transit buses and related facilities that utilize battery-electric, fuel cell, and other innovative technologies to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2016

Ohio agency to break ground on hydrogen fuel-cell station

The station is part of the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority’s plan to add seven hydrogen fuel-cell buses by the end of 2017.

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ArticlesOctober 5, 2015

New Flyer Chief Talks Corporate Culture, Sustainable Propulsion Efforts

President/CEO Paul Soubry discusses revamping NABI’s Anniston, Ala. plant, the company’s focus on using multiple propulsion systems and the future of green technologies, including hydrogen fuel cells.  

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2015

Calif. Energy Commission approves New Flyer fuel-cell demo project

The purpose of the program is to encourage demonstration of advanced technologies and help develop commercial vehicles that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, displace petroleum fuel demand, stimulate economic development and enhance market acceptance that will lead to commercial production.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2015

AC Transit fuel-cell bus exceeds 20K hour of service

By itself, the fuel-cell bus has removed 1,134,000 pounds of CO2 from the atmosphere — equivalent to planting 13,189 trees or taking 108 passenger vehicles off the road for one year.

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Newsby StaffJuly 6, 2015

U. of Delaware to study solar use on hybrid fuel-cell shuttle buses

The program currently includes two 22-foot, 22-seat transit buses equipped with nickel-cadmium batteries to meet the power demand of the buses and hydrogen-fueled proton exchange membrane fuel cells to maintain the state-of-charge of the batteries.

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Newsby StaffMay 4, 2015

UC Irvine debuts zero-emission fuel cell bus powered by Ballard

The AFCB configuration utilizes Ballard's FCvelocity®-HD6 fuel cell module to provide primary power, in combination with BAE Systems' HybriDrive® propulsion and power management systems deployed in an ElDorado National 40-foot (12-meter) Axes model, heavy-duty transit bus.

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2014

BC Transit liquidating hydrogen fuel-cell buses

The agency is now taking bids on the buses and will either sell them off or have them converted to use diesel or other fuel. They have been in storage for several months. The decision to kill the fleet reportedly has Canada's hydrogen proponents fuming.

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