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The world's longest bus powered by fuel cells into service next year. It will be a 18-meter long articulated bus.

In a collaboration between the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia will be four fuel cell-powered articulated buses to be developed and put into service in Amsterdam and Cologne.
 

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The fuel cell will generate electricity that is stored in a nickel-metal-hydrid batteri. Drive is then through the electric motors.
 
It is a cross-border projects which bus platform from Dutch APTS and the fuel cell from Ned Stack Fuel Cell Technology. German Vossloh Kiepe stands for energy marketing and driveline, and Hoppeke Batt Rien is the battery.
 
Development work begins this year and the four buses will be put into service next year.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 01 March 2009 )
 
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