Long-distance buses with battery-electric drives are still a rare species but the Belgian commercial vehicle manufacturer Van Hool pushed zero-emission evolution forward with a double-decker coach with purely electric drive. The TDX25E is supposed to have a range of up to 500 kilometres and has been
NGT News
December 23, 2020
Van Hool, a Belgium-based independent manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, has shipped the first CX45E – a 100% battery-electric coach – to the U.S.
After a period of development and testing, the CX45E is now being commercially launched by Van Hool’s North American exclusive distributor, ABC Bus Companies Inc. An additional 10 units will be shipped to the U.S. in the first half of 2021. The all-electric CX45E will then be delivered to two North American customers.
The CX45E is a fully electric-powered coach for the North American market. Proterra, a producer of battery technology for heavy-duty vehicles, was selected by Van Hool to supply the E2 battery technology. The 100% electrically driven vehicle has a range of up to 310 miles, depending on the climate conditions and the route’s topography. The CX45E will mainly be used for commuting by groups of employees and/or regular passenger transport.
Ballard announces Van Hool follow-on order for 10 fuel cell modules for buses
Ballard Power Systems announced a purchase order from Van Hool, a leading bus OEM and Ballard partner headquartered in Belgium, for 10 fuel cell modules to power Van Hool A330 buses to be deployed in Emmen, the Netherlands, under the JIVE2 funding program.
Van Hool A330 Fuel Cell Buses powered by Ballard
Ballard plans to deliver the 10 fuel cell modules in 2021. These will power 10 Van Hool A330 model Fuel Cell Electric Buses (FCEBs) that are planned for deployment with Groningen-Drenthe and Qbuzz, the public transport agency in Emmen, by 2022.
Ten more hydrogen buses planned for the Netherlands
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Ballard Power Systems’ fuel cell modules will power another ten Van Hool A330 model fuel cell electric buses in Emmen, the Netherlands, as part of the JIVE2 funding programme.
The Vancouver-based company today (17
th Dec) said it will deliver the modules in 2021. The buses are planned for deployment in 2022, with the Groningen-Drenthe and Qbuzz, Emmen’s public transport agency.
Supporting the busses will be a new hydrogen refuelling station, for which Shell has been contracted to build. The major oil company will develop a ten-megawatt plant for onsite hydrogen production of the green hydrogen.