Transport for LondonHydrogen vehicles
Up to eight new buses powered by hydrogen fuel will be joining London's bus fleet from next year, as part of TfL's bid to reduce CO2 emissions from transport and tackle climate change.
Mayor Boris Johnson has set tough targets to cut CO2 emissions by 2025. Hydrogen powered vehicles offer a significant step towards achieving this goal.
From December 2003 to January 2007, London took part in the Cleaner Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) trial, and its one year extension, to reduce air pollution and noise by testing the first generation of zero-emission fuel cell buses.
Due to the success of this trial, we are now delivering a programme to introduce new hydrogen powered buses and a refuelling station in London.
Five hydrogen fuel cell buses will join the London Buses fleet in 2010 and TfL hopes to secure EU funding for a further three buses.
All buses will run on route RV1 between Covent Garden and Tower Gateway Station.
