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Czech Republic to introduce hydrogen-powered buses from Solaris

The Czech Republic’s Martin Uher Bus has secured 10 Urbino 12 hydrogen-powered buses from Solaris Bus & Coach, which it will deploy in the Central Bohemian region around Prague.

Hydrogen will be supplied to the vehicles from the Vrané nad Vltavou hydroelectric power plant, produced from 100% green electricity. This will be used to power the vehicle’s fuel cells, which have a total power of 70kW.

Solaris’ buses will serve the public in the hilly areas around Mnísek pod Brdy from the end of next year (2025). The region’s Governor, Petra Pecková, claimed the region is the first in the country to launch a “major hydrogen project in transport.”

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