What is the Hydrogen Hybrid Bus:

The Hydrogen Hybrid Bus is a dual drive, pure electric bus made of carbon fiber and powered by rechargeable batteries and hydrogen fuel cells. Unlike other buses, the exhaust for this bus is nothing but pure water vapor.  Hydrogen to power the fuel cells is stored on the roof of the bus.

The body is 35-feet long and seats 37 people.  In operation, the bus offers several new features over competitors including a low entry profile, easy escape windows and GPS locator systems, as well as sophisticated onboard systems monitoring.

In addition to quiet and clean operations, the bus represents an innovative breakthrough in self-power generation called regenerative braking, or REGEN. REGEN means that the bus is configured so it can recharge its batteries while the vehicle is slowing down or braking. Estimates vary but it is felt that as much as 90-percent of the energy required to move the bus can be recovered using REGEN to recharge the bus batteries.

In addition to the ultra-clean fuel cell, the bus can also be easily configured so other prime movers can be substituted for the hydrogen fuel cells to recharge the vehicle’s batteries while it operates.  Instead of fuel cells, other onboard generators could be powered by a hydrogen combustion engine, an ethanol engine, a gas or diesel engine and even a compressed natural gas engine.