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14 hydrogen busses on trial
The BVG is testing altogether 14 hydrogen-powered buses in
regular service to try out new forms of drive technology.
Protection of the environment and of the world in which we live is
something that concerns us all. BVG with its fleets of buses and
trains has a special role to play in this context.
When all is said and done, everyday there are around 1,200 large
and small yellow busses out and about on the city streets. If you
add all the driven bus kilometres together, they could go round the
earth about eight times a day. As far as exhaust levels go, the
introduction of the EURO 5 engines in our buses has already
completed a major step in the right direction.
The anticipated introduction of the EURO 6 standard from 2012 will
bring exhaust levels down much further. By then, a great deal of
effort will have to go into research and development. Which is why
BVG is currently testing 14 hydrogen-powered buses
in regular service. This gives BVG the world's largest
hydrogen-powered bus fleet.
The buses are operating in Spandau and Charlottenburg, on routes
X49, 130 and 131, and can be recognized from the "bump" on the roof
that accommodates the hydrogen tanks. By the way, no-one needs to
be apprehensive about using a hydrogen bus: the system is as safe
as a diesel bus.
Renowned German and international vehicle manufacturers, oil and
energy corporations and technology development firms are working
together with BVG on the project "Clean Energy
Partnership" (CEP) to test car, bus and fuel station operations in
Berlin.
BVG is also involved on a European level: in the
context of the EU-funded project HyFLEET:CUTE, BVG is currently
testing hydrogen operations with excellent results.
