CHINA STARTS FUEL-CELL BUS OPERATION IN BEIJING
August 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FIRST public operation of a hydrogen fuel-cell bus in China has begun, plying an 18.2 km route in Beijing. A hydrogen-refuelling centre will also be fully operational by September. The UN Development Programme and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) have supported the project, which will see three more fuel-cell buses operating in Beijing later this year.
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THE FIRST public operation of a hydrogen fuel-cell bus in China has begun, plying an 18.2 km route in Beijing. A hydrogen-refuelling centre will also be fully operational by September. The UN Development Programme and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) have supported the project, which will see three more fuel-cell buses operating in Beijing later this year.
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