First hydrogen fuel cell bus hits Texas streets

摘要

The University of Texas at Austin and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) have introduced a joint technology program that features the first hydrogen fuel cell bus to be licensed and operated in Texas.In this program,The University of Texas at Austin,Center for Electro-mechanics and GTI will operate and evaluate a 22-foot shuttle bus powered by a hybrid electric drive train that combines energy provided by both advanced battery electronics and a 20 kW hydrogen-powered fuel cell.The fuel cell hybrid system is expected to give the bus a range of up to 200 miles,three to four times farther than with batteries alone.