Van Hool ships first CX45E electric coach to the US; 10 more to follow in 1H 2021; Proterra batteries, Siemens traction system
Van Hool, an independent Belgian manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, has shipped the first CX45E, a 100% battery electric coach, to the US. After an intense 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 ten units will be shipped to the US in the first half of 2021. The all-electric CX45E will then be delivered to two North American customers.
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.
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Operations director for First Aberdeen, Phillips (right) and councillor Bell pose alongside the world’s first hydrogen powered, zero-emission double-decker bus in Aberdeenshire, Scotland last month. Photo: AFP
The Scottish city of Aberdeen enjoyed a boom after the discovery of oil in the North Sea in the 1960s, propelling it to a central role in the industry.
Now it’s preparing to launch a fleet of the world’s first hydrogen- powered double-decker buses, as it tries to reduce air pollution and transform itself into a green economy.
The 15 vehicles emit water vapour instead of carbon monoxide and are in the final stages of testing before being put into service on the city’s most popular routes.
Ballard receives another order for fuel cell modules
Ballard plans to deliver the 10 fuel cell modules in 2021.
December 17, 2020 by CM Staff
Van Hool A330 Fuel Cell Bus powered by Ballard
VANCOUVER Ballard Power Systems announced on Dec. 17 a purchase order from Van Hool, a 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.
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. Shell has been contracted to build a hydrogen refueling station and is also working on development of a 10-megawatt plant for onsite production of green hydrogen. Emmen’s fuel cell bus fleet is expected to use 60-to-90 tons of green hydrogen annually.