Prague’s 170 line to get hydrogen powered bus

Prague’s 170 bus line, whose route runs from Jižní město in the south-east of the city to Barrandov, will operate a Škoda Electric hydrogen powered bus from January of next year, news site Aktuálně.cz reported on Friday. The bus, called H´City, will be in use as part of a test programme for two years, during which both the city and the manufacturer hope to acquire practical experience with this new technology.

The bus is being rented by the Prague Public Transit Company, which already operates 14 battery powered electric busses and is set to receive 15 battery powered trolleybuses in the spring of next year. A refilling station is currently being finalised at Barrandov by the company Unipetrol and should start operating by the end of this year.