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Hydrogen buses can become the dominant technology for future sustainable public transport systems. However, this will only occur if hydrogen buses and associated refuelling can meet key commercial requirements for cost reduction and well to wheel sustainability.

In order to further the aim of zero emission public transport in our cities, an international group of cities and regions has been formed. The Hydrogen Bus Alliance creates a unified end user base for hydrogen buses, which will work to accelerate the commercialisation to hydrogen buses, to the benefit of our citizens.

The Alliance has three main aims:

1. To share information on our extensive existing hydrogen bus procurement activities (each city will deploy at least 5 hydrogen buses in the short term).
2. To promote the use of hydrogen buses in other regions and cities, by expanding Alliance membership and sharing of information.
3. To develop a strategy for joint Alliance activities (including possibly common purchasing) to bring hydrogen fuelled buses closer to commercialisation. To this end, the Alliance recently launched their Industry Dialogue process.

Strategy for 2010–2015

Alliance activities on hydrogen fuelled public transit buses