In the first two phases, 12 prototype fuel cell buses manufactured by Daimler-Chrysler, SAIC Motor and Foton completed a combined distance of 262,338 km and served a total of 126,586 passengers during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Shanghai Expo. The United Nations has extended a development programme known as “ Accelerating the Development and Commercialisation of Fuel Cell Vehicles in China ” aimed at bolstering the growth and use of fuel cells. The project represents the first phase of The United Nations Cell Bus Commercialisation initiative, the first 12 stages of which saw 12 fuel cell buses sent to China to be used during the 2010 Beijing Olympics and again during the 2010 Beijing Olympics .
The United Nations has extended a development programme known as “ Accelerating the Development and Commercialisation of Fuel Cell Vehicles in China ” aimed at bolstering the growth and use of fuel cells. The project represents the first phase of The United Nations Cell Bus Commercialisation initiative, the first 12 stages of which saw 12 fuel cell buses sent to China to be used during the 2010 Beijing Olympics and again during the 2010 Beijing Olympics .