Funding support for 108 hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid buses in Cologne-Bonn
Thanks to funding support from the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV), Cologne’s Regionalverkehr Köln GmbH (RVK)public transport authority will receive 108 fuel cell hybrid buses that will be added to the company’s fleet by 2025. With a total of 160 hydrogen-powered buses, the fleet, which is already the largest in Europe, will be further expanded.
Wissing: Another 472 Hamburg city buses will be electric in the near future
The Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Dr Volker Wissing, today handed over funding notifications amounting to around 160 million euros for the electrification of public transport in Hamburg and the surrounding area.
Green hydrogen for Weimar local transport: State of Thuringia and BMDV support H2 production and vehicle fleet
Stadtwirtschaft Weimar GmbH, TEAG and Bauhaus-Universität are starting a project for hydrogen mobility in public transport. With funding of around 3 million euros, the Thuringia Energy Ministry is supporting the acquisition of public buses with hydrogen drives in Weimar. The subsidy notice was presented today by Thuringia’s Energy Minister Anja Siegesmund in Weimar.
Strong demand for funding to support alternative drive systems for buses and trains
The funding scheme for the procurement of buses and trains with climate-friendly drive systems is currently experiencing very high demand. This year alone, more than 300 outlines and applications have been received in the last three calls for funding. It is becoming increasingly clear that the demand for vehicles powered by fuel cells, batteries or overhead lines will continue to grow.
EU Commission approves new funding guideline for clean buses in public transport
Green light from Brussels: Environmentally-friendly buses are now ready to take off. The European Commission has approved funding alternative drive options in passenger transport under state aid law. The technology-neutral ‘Guideline on the funding of alternative bus drives in passenger transport’ is therefore now available.
