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Yutong places 47 hydrogen fuel cell buses

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Chinese manufacturer Yutong is placing 22 hydrogen fuel cell buses into service in Zhengzhou (two now, 20 to follow) as well as the first batch of 25 units to Zhangjiakou. The delivered vehicles are the 3rd-generation hydrogen fuel cell bus independently developed by Yutong. The buses are equipped with four hydrogen leakage sensors.

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Quick drive of the Passat HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell hybrid

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Volkswagen unveiled the Golf Sportwagen HyMotion hydrogen fuel cell hybrid research vehicle demonstrator yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show ( earlier post ). Volkswagen has also built several research vehicles based on the US version of the Passat using the same hydrogen drivetrain components as fitted in the Golf SportWagen HyMotion.

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Toyota introduces second-generation Mirai fuel cell electric vehicle as design and technology flagship

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The RWD layout also allowed for increased hydrogen storage to boost EPA-estimated range to 402 miles (Mirai XLE grade), a 30% increase over the first-generation Mirai. The three tanks together hold about 11 pounds (5 kg) of hydrogen. Each Mirai comes with up to $15,000 of complimentary hydrogen.

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New Flyer introduces first 60-foot hydrogen fuel cell bus in North America

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Following this, New Flyer intends to offer these hydrogen fuel cell-electric 60-foot buses to customers throughout the United States and Canada. The bus is targeted to have a range greater than 250 miles without refueling or recharging. Vanner is providing two DC to DC Converters for 24VDC.

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Celeroton launches its first turbo compressors with gas bearings; applied in fuel cell range extender for Fiat 500

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The Celeroton converters CC-230-3500 and CC-120-1000 are compatible with these turbo compressors and enable the sensorless control over the entire operating range. The Swiss fuel cell company Swiss Hydrogen is already using the Celeroton air bearing turbo compressor CT-17.1000.GB Thereby Celeroton offers a one-stop air supply.

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Symbio FCell delivers first 5 Kangoo ZE electric utilities with fuel cell range extenders in La Manche

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Symbio FCell has delivered the first five Renault Kangoo ZE Light commercial vehicles (LCVs) powered by its hydrogen Fuel Cell Range-Extender, as part of a full fleet project led by the Conseil Général de la Manche which will ultimately deploy 40 vehicles. Fleets Fuel Cells Hydrogen' Earlier post.)

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GE testing sodium halide battery/Li-ion battery/fuel cell hybrid system for transit bus

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GE’s ecomagination.com publication reports that GE engineers have begun testing a transit bus equipped with a new hybrid energy system integrating GE’s Durathon sodium-halide battery ( earlier post ), a lithium-ion battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. The energy management technology is a combination of hardware and software all in one box.

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