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NREL Report Finds Operational Problems with CTTRANSIT Prototype Fuel Cell Bus Reduced Availability

Posted on October 14, 2008

CTTRANSIT's fuel-cell hybrid bus. Click to enlarge.A report on the results of a preliminary evaluation of a prototype plug-in fuel-cell hybrid bus at Connecticut Transit (CTTRANSIT) in Hartford by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that while the experience for operators and riders with the fuel cell bus has been positive, there have been a number of specific problems and limitations that resulted in bus availability consistently below the 85% target.These problems include initial quality assurance of the bus manufacturing/integration, the traction batteries, heating and air...

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