UTC Power, a United Technologies Corp company, has set durability records for its latest-generation transit bus fuel cell system.  The PureMotion Model 120 fuel cell powerplant aboard two fuel cell buses in Oakland, California have surpassed 7,000 and 6,000 hours for more than 13,000 hours between them.

Three of the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) buses are equipped with the UTC Power PureMotion 120 fuel cell systems and have put in more than 255,000 miles.  Their average fuel economy is 65% better than a compared control fleet of standard diesel buses running the same routes and duty cycles.

AC Transit’s director of Alternative Fuels Policy and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Program Manager Jaimie Levin says:

This is the type of result we and our industry are looking for as we make steady progress toward proving the commercial viability of fuel cell buses for public transit. We’re looking forward to applying the success of UTC Power’s newest fuel cell systems in our new fleet of 12 next-generation buses, as they enter passenger service over the next six months.

For more information on the PureMotion 120 system, click here.

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