Hydrogen vs. Battery Buses: A European Transit Reality Check

Sign up for CleanTechnica's Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott's in-depth analyses and high level summaries , sign up for our daily newsletter , and/or follow us on Google News Last Updated on: Two more hydrogen bus trial failures crossed my screen this morning, so I thought I’d share. Both are in Europe, but while one is in the capital of the EU, the other is across the Channel in the heart of the United Kingdom’s oil and gas industry. While I’m at it, I’ll provide a rundown on where all of the EU’s funding has gone, and what the constant refrains are. Hydrogen Bus Deployments in JIVE (2021–2025) – number of buses, suppliers, hydrogen sourcing, and status. The News Lets start with Brussels‘ transit agency, STIB-MIV, which just announced that they would not pursue any hydrogen buses after ending the hydrogen trial. Instead, they would focus on battery-electric buses, while not ruling out hydrogen buses in the future, should reality warp and hydrogen become cheap and practical. Br ... Read full article.