▁in ▁any ▁other ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁trial . ▁ ▁By ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁Per th ▁bus es ▁had ▁covered ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁and ▁completed ▁almost ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁oper ational ▁hours , ▁with ▁almost ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁passengers ▁having ▁used ▁the ▁service . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁S TE P ▁received ▁a ▁Char tered ▁Institute ▁of ▁Log istics ▁and ▁Transport ▁Out standing ▁Ach iev ement ▁award . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁a ▁B anks ia ▁award ▁in ▁the ▁" G overn ment ▁Le ading ▁by ▁Example ▁for ▁a ▁S ust ain able ▁Future " ▁category . ▁ ▁Part ners ▁ ▁The ▁bus es ▁were ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁Da im ler Ch rys ler , ▁the ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁vehicles , ▁and ▁use ▁fuel ▁cell ▁engines ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁X CE LL S IS ▁F uel ▁Cell ▁Eng ines , ▁now ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁Ball ard ▁Power ▁Systems , ▁developed ▁as ▁an ▁al liance ▁of ▁Ball ard , ▁Da im ler Ch rys ler , ▁and ▁Ford . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁cities ▁are ▁receiving ▁their ▁hydro gen ▁from ▁B P . ▁The ▁trial ▁is ▁being ▁independently ▁evaluated , ▁mostly ▁by ▁Mur do ch ▁University . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁F uel ▁Cell ▁Bus ▁Club ▁( also ▁the ▁official ▁website ▁of ▁C UTE ) ▁( arch ived ▁from ▁the