ETS has purchased a pair XHE40 hydrogen fuel buses as part of Alberta Zero Emission Hydrogen Transit (AZEHT) project to develop hands on experience in Alberta with fuel cell buses. Each bus will cost about $1.6 million, with ETS only retaining 1 bus. The other bus will be transferred to Strathcona County Transit with Edmonton being reimbursed by Strathcona County and Emissions Reduction Alberta so that Edmonton's cost for the 1 bus will be $800,000. The buses will feature Ballard fuel cells. Refuelling will take place at the Alberta Zero Emission Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC) site being developed to test Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell trucks. This is to be a 23 month project, and could see either or both of the Edmonton and Strathcona buses visiting other properties.

Sources:
https://www.eralberta.ca/projects/details/alberta-zero-emission-hydrogen-transit-azeht/
https://pub-edmonton.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=126002

Thumbnail	Bus #	Date	Description
	6016	July 3, 2022	ETS #6016 parked between the Ferrier tents after delivery.
	6016	September 23, 2022	ETS #6016 on the ramp at Ferrier, now with a wrap, before heading to Andrews to be staged there before being put on display at the Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Expo the following day. Note the "Hydrogen Battery Electric" Branding.
	6016	September 23, 2022	ETS #6016 on the ramp at Ferrier, now with a wrap, before heading to Andrews to be staged there before being put on display at the Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Expo the following day. Note the "Hydrogen Battery Powered Bus" Branding. The "electric" was removed before the buses reached the Expo the next day.
	6016	September 24, 2022	ETS #6016 the next day on display and the Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Expo.
	6016	September 24, 2022	ETS #6016 the next day on display and the Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Expo.
	6016	September 24, 2022	Interior towards the rear of ETS #6016.

This page last updated on October 4, 2022

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