1. Clean-HighTech PT-system
APTS-PHILEAS:
Clean-HighTech PT-system
Phileas 18 m Fuel Cell Vehicles

2. VDL is a consortium of companies
VDL in the year 2010
79 companies
Turnover $ 1,9 billion
16 countries
Export 70%
9 million sq ft production area
7,400 employees
20 companies belong to the VDL Bus & Coach group
Production in 2010: 1,800 coaches & buses
Turnover $ 600 million 2
11 april 2017
General presentation VDL Groep

3. Phileas has been developed as an affordable alternative for tram systems (SIL 2 and SIL 4 level)
Available versions of the Phileas vehicle
Length: 60’, 80’ and 85’
Hybrid propulsion versions
Parallel hybrid diesel (Allison)
Serial Hybrid fuel cell (Ballard / Vossloh Kiepe)
Serial Hybrid trolley (Vossloh Kiepe)
Primove Induction 80‘ (Bombardier)

6. Why Phileas platform for the H2 buses of Amsterdam and Cologne?
Innovative and futuristic design
Light weight body construction (sandwich panels);
lifetime > 20 year
All wheel steering
Flexibility in design; interior, exterior and system lay-out
Independent wheel suspension
Large capacity 18m (up to 140 passengers)
Maximum weight 27,000 kg

7. Specification Phileas H2 for GVB & RVK
First 18 m Fuel Cell vehicle in the world!
Specification Phileas H2 for GVB & RVK

8. System lay-out of the Phileas

9. GVB Amsterdam: RVK Cologne: 2 buses from 15 Aug.’11
Testing phase on the line
RVK Cologne:
2 buses from 1 June ’11
Testing phase completed
Driving in service

10. Future feasibility of fuel cell projects
Price fuel cell and hybrid system should go down
Life time has to raise; 12,000 hours means approximately $ 2,00/km; incl. hybrid $ 3.50/km. This will never affordable to the operators.
Lot of improvements made last years in size, costs, weight, etc. Still not enough! Maybe technology should be improved.
Very poor infrastructure of fuelling stations for H2.
We are running out of time! Battery developments will catch up with H2 rapidly.

11. The beginning of the end of iron rail in city transport
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Phileas
The beginning of the end of iron rail in city transport