Fuel Cell Buses in U.S. Transit Fleets: Current Status 2017

Leslie Eudy, Matthew Post

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

This report, published annually, summarizes the progress of fuel cell electric bus (FCEB) development in the United States and discusses the achievements and challenges of introducing fuel cell propulsion in transit. The report provides a summary of results from evaluations performed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. This annual status report combines results from all FCEB demonstrations, tracks the progress of the FCEB industry toward meeting technical targets, documents the lessons learned, and discusses the path forward for commercial viability of fuel cell technology for transit buses. These data and analyses help provide needed information to guide future early-stage research and development. The 2017 summary results primarily focus on the most recent year for each demonstration, from August 2016 through July 2017. The primary results presented in the report are from five demonstrations of two different fuel-cell-dominant bus designs: Zero Emission Bay Area Demonstration Group led by Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) in California; American Fuel Cell Bus (AFCB) Project at SunLine Transit Agency in California; AFCB Project at the University of California at Irvine; AFCB Project at Orange County Transportation Authority; and AFCB Project at Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages58
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-5400-70075

Keywords

  • demonstration
  • evaluation
  • FCEB
  • fuel cell electric bus
  • hydrogen
  • technology validation
  • transit

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