3Emotion: Rotterdam orders two fuel cell buses

RET, the public transport company of the metropolitan region of Rotterdam (Netherlands), has signed a contract with the Belgian bus manufacturer Van Hool for the supply of two latest generation fuel cell electric buses.

In total RET has a 250 bus fleet of which six are electric buses. The two new fuel cell buses ordered receive co-financing from different entities, among which from the FCH-JU as part of the bus project 3Emotion

Van Hool CEO Filip Van Hool is delighted with this new reference: "After London and Antwerp, yet another major European city - in this case Rotterdam - is now confirming its confidence in the most environmentally-friendly technology in public transport. These vehicles, with their high added value, are of crucial importance for the production facility in Koningshooikt.”

The buses will be delivered by Van Hool in summer 2017.

Read the full press release here

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