Hyundai Motor Group will supply hydrogen electric buses to Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China.
Hyundai Motor Group said on the 12th that the 8.5-meter hydrogen bus jointly developed by HTWO Guangzhou, the group's hydrogen fuel cell system unit in China, and Chinese commercial vehicle maker Kaiwo Group won the final bid with the top overall score in the "hydrogen fuel cell city bus purchase project" tender by Guangzhou State-owned Bus Group on the 9th.
Guangzhou State-owned Bus Group plans to introduce a total of 450 units, and HTWO Guangzhou and Kaiwo Group won orders for 224 units, about half of them. This is the largest single batch supply among hydrogen bus procurement projects carried out across China to date. In a separate tender conducted by Guangzhou State-owned Bus Group last month, HTWO Guangzhou and Kaiwo Group also won an order for 25 units. Through these orders, HTWO Guangzhou and Kaiwo Group plan to deliver a total of 249 hydrogen buses within the year.
The 8.5-meter hydrogen bus being supplied this time is equipped with HTWO Guangzhou's 90 kW Hydrogen Fuel Cell system. As a result, the power generation efficiency is 64%. With a five-minute charge, it secures a maximum combined driving range of 576 kilometers (local standard). A streamlined front door and a short rear overhang of less than 1.1 meters (distance from the rear axle to the end of the vehicle) are being applied for the first time in the industry. This improves the vehicle's drivability while securing a large 6.1-meter flat interior zone.
HTWO Guangzhou plans to further solidify its leading position in the hydrogen energy market through the introduction of these hydrogen buses. HTWO Guangzhou is Hyundai Motor Group's first overseas Hydrogen Fuel Cell system plant built in 2023 and the group's core base for its hydrogen business in China.