Six companies, including Wrightbus and Everfuel, have formed the H2Bus consortium to deploy a fleet of 1,000 zero-emission, hydrogen-powered electric buses across Europe. The first phase will be in London, followed by other cities around Europe over the next two years. The first phase, backed by €40m ($45m) from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility, will see 200 out of a total 600 buses, and associated infrastructure, rolled out in the UK, Denmark and Latvia by 2023.
Six companies, including Wrightbus and Everfuel, have formed the H2Bus consortium to deploy a fleet of 1,000 zero-emission, hydrogen-powered electric buses across Europe. The project will also use renewable hydrogen, costing between €5 and €7/kg. The first phase, backed by €40m ($45m) from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility, will see 200 out of a total 600 buses, and associated infrastructure, rolled out in the UK, Denmark and Latvia by 2023.