An eco-friendly hydrogen-powered ‘hydrogen electric high-rise bus’ will be put into operation for the first time on the Jinju-Changwon-Busan western route on the 12th before the official launch in the second half of the year. After that, it will also be applied to commuter buses between Gyeongnam Provincial Office and Seobu Office. The Ministry of Environment announced on the 10th that it would hold the ‘Hydrogen solid-state (wide area) bus pilot project’ at the Biz Convention Center in Gimhae on the afternoon of the 11th with Gyeongnam-do, Busan Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City, and Hyundai Motor Company.
This pilot project is one of the follow-up measures of the ‘Business Agreement for Expanding and Supporting the Supply and Support of Busan-Ul-Gyeong Hydrogen Buses’ signed in January of this year.
Before the official launch in the second half of this year, one hydrogen bus will be operated for a total of 3,500 km with cooperation from Hyundai Motor Company.
If you look at the bus route in Busan, one intercity bus route will start on the 12th on the ‘Jinju-Changwon-Busan West-Ulsan’ route, and will operate 5 times for a total of 5 days from the 16th to the 19th. The commuter bus runs from the Gyeongnam Provincial Office (Changwon) to the Seobu Government Complex (Jinju) for three days from September 5 to 7, a total of three times.
In addition, Busan Metropolitan City plans to conduct a trial run sequentially for five weeks from the 12th on a total of five routes, including three commuter bus routes and one Gyeonggi region shuttle bus route.
However, when using the intercity bus, the experience group is carried, not general passengers.
The Ministry of Environment predicted that the hydrogen-powered high-rise bus to be used in this pilot project will travel a total of 3,500 km. In particular, it plans to check the convenience (comfort when driving such as noise and vibration), economic feasibility (operation and maintenance cost), and vehicle performance (performance and quality of major parts) of the hydrogen solid-state bus.
In addition, inspections for situations that may occur during actual operation, such as the use of hydrogen refueling stations within the route section, and inspections in case of breakdowns or accidents, are also carried out.
By analyzing the results of the pilot project, the company plans to identify and supplement the deficiencies before the regular mass production of hydrogen solid-state buses in the fourth quarter of this year.
In particular, in the case of a large commercial vehicle that has a long mileage and requires a lot of power, hydrogen cars are being discussed as an alternative to carbon neutrality.
The manufacturer also plans to launch various types of hydrogen trucks from next year, such as refrigerated and refrigerated trucks, as well as hydrogen cleaning vehicles (December 2022).
The Ministry of Environment expects that large buses that use diesel emit 30 times more greenhouse gas and 43 times more fine dust than passenger cars. have. In addition, by successfully implementing this pilot project, the hydrogen bus will be gradually expanded to include not only intercity buses but also commuter and shuttle buses from the fourth quarter of this year.
By Choi Chang-min, staff reporter [email protected]
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