| Fuel Cell technology works and is being used right | | | | world and they have being working on this |
| now in many large cities running their bus fleets | | | | project for a decade. With each upgrade and |
| and yet there is still more research that needs to | | | | rendition they are improving performance and |
| be done. The Fuel Cell Buses are getting more | | | | reliability. Typically a fuel cell bus can go about 80 |
| powerful, more reliable and have a much longer | | | | miles per hour which is much more than they |
| range then before. | | | | ever really need to go. |
| In studying the efforts of SunLine Bus, a | | | | SunLine is up-grading battery packs to run Li-ion |
| company in Palm Desert, CA we can see how far | | | | battery packs to replace the PbA battery packs. |
| Fuel Cell Technology has come. SunLine has | | | | They are also upgrading with more pressure from |
| regular bus service using these Hydrogren Cell | | | | 3,600 to 5,000 psi in the Hydrogen Storage |
| Buses and has been running them for a number | | | | Tanks. Their fuel cells are being replaced with a |
| of years. They work very well and the citizens | | | | new innovative design - the 75 kW Ballard Fuel |
| like the idea of riding around in a bus, which does | | | | Cell System which also comes with an extended |
| not pollute. | | | | warranty of 12,000 hours of use or 5 years. |
| Proof of concept is completed and it only takes | | | | Those who ride on Fuel Cell Buses have only |
| will to see Fuel Cells come to fruition in the | | | | positive things to say about them, they are quiet, |
| Trucking Industry as well. The data shows some | | | | powerful and no smoke. Everyone likes them and |
| spectacular accomplishments in uptime and | | | | best of all these buses are decreasing America's |
| maintenance making it a viable option. | | | | dependence on Middle Eastern Foreign Oil makes |
| SunLine Bus is on the leading edge in implementing | | | | our nation safer, stronger and cleaner. |
| these technologies and testing them in the real | | | | |