1. National Hydrogen Association March 2007 Conference
European Hydrogen Bus Developments

2. Europe’s Driving Forces
80% of population lives in urban areas
Transportation produces 25% of global warming emissions
High environmental sensitivity
Limited indigenous sources of hydrocarbons
High cost of fuel
Energy security

3. Mercedes Benz HICE Vehicles

4. Early Hydrogen Bus Efforts
1994 First MAN hydrogen fueled transit bus
Munich
Commercial bus service
1999 Munich Airport – three HICE buses
2001 Munich Airport – two fuel cell buses
Traveled over xxx km
Transported zzz passengers

5. Munich Airport

6. Europe’s Hydrogen Initiatives

7. CUTE Buses

8. CUTE Results Two Years 2003 to 2005
192,000 kilograms of hydrogen dispensed
8,900 fuelings
Over 1 million km traveled
Over 5 million passengers
No hydrogen related accidents
27 buses in nine cities

9. HyFleet/CUTE CUTE extended to 2009 14 HICE MAN buses added to fleet
Total number of buses 41
Cost €43 million
Jan 2006 to Nov 2006
417,00 km driven
91,000 kg of hydrogen consumed

10. Some Press Releases - 1 Shell Hydrogen Press Release, June 6, 2006
Shell, MAN, Connexxion creating “the world’s largest hydrogen-fueled public transit operation in Rotterdam
Connexxion “will operate more than 20 hydrogen internal combustion engine buses”

11. Some Press Releases - 2 The Berliner Zeitung, July 19,2006
BVG “will buy up to 250 hydrogen buses by 2009”
“One out of every five buses in the city would be hydrogen-fueled
Spiegel Online, December 22, 2006
MAN

12. Berlin Transit HICE Buses

15. Implementation Plan Hydrogen-fueled Vehicles --€2.6 billion
Sustainable Hydrogen Production --€398 million
Stationary & Portable Fuel Cells –€2.8 billion
Matching funds Initiative --€0.9 billion
Total Budget --€6.7 billion