Clean Fleets

SunLine Transit Agency provides public transit and community services to California's Coachella Valley. The service area is more than 1,100 square miles and includes nine member cities, as well as Riverside County. Over the years, SunLine has pursued an aggressive strategy for implementing clean technologies into its fleet. SunLine began by switching its fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG), then moved toward more advanced technologies, such as hydrogen/compressed natural gas (HCNG) blended fuels and fuel cells. The agency has established itself as a test bed for multiple vehicle and hydrogen production technologies. NREL Reports

San Jose

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

VTA provides service in Santa Clara county. VTA provides bus and light rail service in Santa Clara County, as well as congestion mitigation, highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning. VTA's 423 buses serve an annual ridership of more than 39 million and cover approximately 326 square miles.In 2005, VTA put into service 3 hydrogen fuel cell buses made by Gillig Corporation and Ballard Power Systems.NREL Reports

Torrance

Low Cost Hydrogen

There is uproar over the cost of gasoline. A hydrogen future is being promoted as a way to end our dependency on oil, but will hydrogen ever be less expensive than gasoline? The long-term answer is yes. In Torrance, the major oil refiners use hydrogen to make our gasoline cleaner and high octane. In Torrance, there is a hydrogen pipeline. That pipeline is being extended to a new hydrogen fueling station, where hydrogen will be less expensive than gasoline. Hydrogen is expected to cost under $3 per gasoline gallon equivalent at the pump. Complete Article

International

London - Congestion Tax Sparks EV Growth (Plugs and Cars Blog)

Europe

150 Electric Delivery Trucks for TNT

(5/13/08) Smith Electric Vehicles, will deliver another 100 electric delivery trucks to TNT, following successful trials and a previous order of 50. TNT is a European market leader in global express, logistics and international mail services and has a fleet of 45,000 vehicles across Europe. Smith Electric Vehicles and TNT

Beijing, China

China plans to convert 10,000 CNG buses to run on a blend of 20% hydrogen prior to the start of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The Chinese organizations in the project are the China Association for Hydrogen Energy (CAHE), China Electronic Engineering Design Institute (CEEDI), Tsinghua University and Shougang Technology Research Institute (STRI). Hythane® reduces NOx emissions by 95% relative to diesel. In tests between Hythane® and CNG engines run by the Center for Transportation Technology and Systems, SunLine Transit Agency (which currently runs two Hythane® buses) and Cummins Westport, the Hythane® fueled engines reduced NOx emissions by 50%, non-methane hydrocarbons by 58%, methane by 16%, total hydrocarbons by 23% and CO2 by 7% (approximately 10 million tons per year). Green Car Congress

Clean Fleets

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California

Oakland

AC Transit Leadership with Hydrogen Buses and Cars

Palm Springs

Sunline Transit Agency