New era of public transit arrives in British Columbia
The Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, BC Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Shirley Bond, West Vancouver-Sea To Sky MLA Joan McIntyre and Resort Municipality of Whistler Mayor Ken Melamed welcomed the buses into service while officially opening BC Transit's new Whistler Transit Centre, which includes the world's largest hydrogen vehicle fuelling station.
Release
22 January 2010
WORLD’S LARGEST HYDROGEN BUS FLEET
SHOWCASED IN WHISTLER AT 2010 WINTER GAMES
During the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, British
Columbia shines a spotlight on the world's largest fleet of hydrogen
fuel cell powered buses operating in a single location. The zero
emission buses were developed as part of the Government of British
Columbia’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33
percent by 2020.
Backgrounder
(144kb PDF)
‘GOING FOR GREEN’, DAILY PLANET, DISCOVERY CHANNEL
Learn how transport buses are going green for the Olympics!
http://watch.discoverychannel.ca/clip239589#clip239589
25 November 2009
PREMIER & MINISTER DAY WELCOME BC’S FIRST HYDROGEN BUS
Premier Gordon Campbell and Minister of International Trade and
Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway Stockwell Day celebrated
the arrival of the first bus of what will become the world’s
largest single hydrogen fuel cell bus fleet today in Vancouver.
Release
(127kb PDF) 2 October 2009
Air Liquide to Supply Hydrogen for Fuel
Cell Buses
BC Transit has awarded a six-year $20 million contract with Air
Liquide Canada Inc. of Montreal to supply hydrogen for the Province's
20 new fuel cell buses, Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon and
BC Transit Chair Kevin Mahoney announced today.
Release:
(23Kb PDF) 10 December 2007
Backgrounder:
(45Kb PDF) 10 December 2007
Contract for Fuel Cell Bus Fleet Finalized
BC Transit awarded a $46.4 million contract for manufacture of
the world's first fleet of hydrogen fuel cell buses, with delivery
by the end of 2009, announced transportation minister, Kevin Falcon
today.
News
Release (21Kb PDF) 3 August 2007
Backgrounder
(50Kb PDF) 3 August 2007
World’s First Hydrogen Bus Fleet One Step
Closer
The Province is a step closer to deploying the world’s first fleet
of hydrogen buses with $45 million that will go toward the production
of 20 buses and development of hydrogen fuelling stations in Whistler
and Victoria, Premier Gordon Campbell announced at the Hydrogen
and Fuel Cells 2007 international conference and trade show in
Vancouver.
News
Release (24Kb PDF) 30 April 2007
$10M For First Stage of Hydrogen Highway Development
The Province of British Columbia committed $10 million to the
first phase of developing the world's first fleet of hydrogen
buses, supporting the hydrogen highway.
News
Release (22kB PDF) 15 November 2006
