Fuel cell bus trial

This page contains information on some fuel cell bus trials.

Perth, Western Australia, a Fuel Cell Bus Club member agreed to share information with the following two trials:
* 1998-Chicago and Vancouver, there were two-year three-bus demonstration projects. The six buses in those trials, which used an earlier version of Ballard fuel cell than the Fuel Cell Bus Club's trial and different Daimler bus bodies, carried more than 200,000 passengers and traveled over 118,000 kilometers (73,000 miles).
* 2004-Oakland and California a two-year three-bus trial. During this period, Sunline Transit (Palm Springs, California) will operate one bus and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (Santa Clara, California) will operate 3 buses although some of these are from a different manufacturer.
* Japan, operating FCHV-BUS (Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle) manufactured by Hino Motors and Toyota Motors under Japan hydrogen fuel cell project.
**2003 to 2004-Tokyo, one-year and four-monthes one-bus demonstration operated by Toei Bus.
**2005-Expo 2005 Aichi, six-monthes eight-fleet trial as inter-site shuttle. During in Expo, 8 FCHV-BUSes carried one million visitors and traveled about 130,000 kilometers.
**2006-Tokoname, Aichi, ex-Expo 2005 fleets are leasing 1 to Chita Noriai as route bus in Chūbu Centrair International Airport island, and 2 to Chubu Sky Support as ramp bus in Centrair.

ee also

*Hino Blue Ribbon