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Volánbusz Wins Aid to Run Hydrogen Buses in Hungary

• 17 Jun 2024 11:20 AM
• Hungary Around the Clock

State-owned coach service company Volán¬busz has won Ft 267 million in state aid for the purchase of a hydrogen-fuelled bus, the Humda Mobility Development Agency, which managed the tender announced.

The first hydrogen-powered vehicle in the Volánbusz fleet will enter into service in suburban transport between Budapest’s 21st District and Szigetszentmiklós in 2026.

Volánbusz earlier tested the hydrogen-fuelled Solaris Urbino 12 electric H2 bus and is now testing the Toyota Caetano H2.City Gold model.

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