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Australian Volgren Rolls Out First Hydrogen Bus Based On Wrightbus Chassis Technology

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Sustainable Bus.

These four paragraphs outline the progress.

Australian bus bodybuilder Volgren is rolling out of production a first hydrogen-powered bus model manufactured in cooperation with Northern Irish bus manufacturer Wrightbus.

Back in 2019, Volgren announced launch of its first battery-electric on BYD chassis. The deal with Wrightbus for fuel cell bus manufacturing in Australia dates back to May 2022.

With over 150 zero-emission buses already in operation, spanning six variants of both battery-electric and fuel-cell technologies, this hydrogen-powered bus represents the latest addition in Volgren’s offer.

A second hydrogen bus is already in production and will be delivered to the customer in the coming months, Volgren says.

It will be interesting to see how this deal develops.

Will it follow the successful path set by some of JCB’s deals around the world, or will the Chinese feel Australia is their patch and find a way to kick Wrightbus and its technology, out of the country?

October 19, 2024 - Posted by | Hydrogen | , , , , ,

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