23 December 2021, Thursday, 12:28 139 Video

Over 600 hydrogen-powered vehicles to be deployed for Beijing Winter Olympics

Тимофій Борзенко

A hydrogen fuel cell intercity bus is fueled at a hydrogen station in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Shiyao.

Zhangjiakou City, north China's Hebei Province, will deploy 655 hydrogen-powered vehicles in the city's competition zone for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, said the municipal government , according to The Xinhua News Agency reports.

These vehicles will be used in transportation and logistics during the Olympics.

A hydrogen-powered bus can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 11.8 tonnes over 10,000 km. Such buses run smoothly at minus 20 degrees Celsius, and their safety and reliability have been verified, according to the city's institute of hydrogen and renewable energy.

Currently, there are 444 hydrogen fuel cell buses in operation in Zhangjiakou, covering nine bus routes in the city. They have run more than 21 million km and carried more than 62 million passengers.

As the co-host city of the Olympics, Zhangjiakou has two hydrogen production plants and eight hydrogen refueling stations, which can guarantee the operation of the hydrogen-powered vehicles.

A hydrogen fuel cell intercity buses. Video by CGTN Sports Scene.

Больше новостей о: China PRC Carbon dioxide emissions The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games Hydrogen-powered vehicle Zhangjiakou

All-factor tests conducted at Beijing 2022 Olympic...

China becoming greener faster than any other count...

Gold ornaments unearthed in ancient tombs in China...

2 Chinese anti-COVID-19 drug candidates enter huma...