Hyundai Motor Group introduced on Dec. 12 that the 8.5m hydrogen electrical bus collectively developed by its Chinese language hydrogen gasoline cell system company HTWO Guangzhou and Chinese language industrial automobile firm Kaiwo Group was lastly chosen on Dec. 9 because the winner with first place in complete analysis within the Hydrogen Gasoline Cell Metropolis Bus Procurement Venture of the Guangzhou Public Transport Group (GPTG), a state-owned enterprise in Guangzhou, China, managing city buses, subways, ferries, taxis, and logistics.
The GPTG plans to introduce a complete of 450 hydrogen buses by means of this venture, and HTWO Guangzhou and Kaiwo Group secured orders for 224 items, roughly half of the overall. This represents the most important scale order amongst hydrogen bus procurement initiatives performed in China so far.
Beforehand in November, HTWO Guangzhou and Kaiwo Group additionally achieved first place in complete analysis in a bid performed by the GPTG, securing orders for 25 out of fifty hydrogen buses. HTWO Guangzhou and Kaiwo Group plan to provide a complete of 249 hydrogen buses to the GPTG inside this yr.
The 8.5m hydrogen bus by HTWO Guangzhou and Kaiwo Group is supplied with HTWO Guangzhou’s 90kW (kilowatt) hydrogen gasoline cell system. With energy technology effectivity of 64%, it surpasses typical inner combustion engines and achieves a most composite driving vary of 576km in accordance with native requirements. Moreover, the bus is the primary within the trade to use a streamlined entrance door and quick rear overhang design of lower than 1.1m, enhancing automobile drivability and securing a big flat space of 6.1m inside to reinforce comfort.
Hyundai Motor Group possesses world-class hydrogen gasoline cell system analysis and improvement and mass manufacturing capabilities primarily based on 28 years of amassed hydrogen know-how. HTWO Guangzhou is finishing up the mission of gasoline cell system manufacturing and know-how localization inside China for Hyundai Motor Group, and together with this hydrogen bus provide, will procure a cumulative complete of greater than 1,000 autos outfitted with hydrogen gasoline cell methods by year-end.
An HTWO Guangzhou official stated, “This order represents the most important scale amongst hydrogen bus procurement initiatives in China, clearly demonstrating HTWO Guangzhou’s technological capabilities and Hyundai Motor Group’s localization technique and execution capability,” including “We are going to work with native companions to make hydrogen a serious possibility for clear transportation in Guangzhou by means of hydrogen gasoline cell know-how demonstration and ecosystem improvement.”
HTWO is Hyundai Motor Group’s hydrogen model and enterprise platform, increasing world enterprise throughout all phases from hydrogen manufacturing to transportation, storage, and utilization. HTWO Guangzhou is the primary hydrogen gasoline cell system plant that Hyundai Motor Group has constructed abroad and serves as a key base for Hyundai Motor Group’s hydrogen enterprise in China. Since its completion in 2023, it has been strengthening cooperation with native firms whereas selling the institution and enlargement of hydrogen know-how in China.
