Testing of a bus driven by electricity and hydrogen fuel in Dubai to improve sustainability in the public transport system

Recently, a number of alliances were created to improve sustainability in Dubai's public transport system, including the testing of a bus powered by electricity and hydrogen fuel.

Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Mattar Al Tayer of Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) was present when three collaboration agreements with specialised international bus manufacturers were signed. The agreements were reached earlier this month in Barcelona, Spain, on the fringes of the 64th UITP Global Public Transport Summit. 

The three agreements were signed by Dan Pettersson, Senior Vice President Business Unit Chassis, Volvo Bus Corporation; Richard van den Dungen, Commercial Director, VDL Bus and Coach B.V.; Till Oberwörder, Head of the Division Daimler Buses and Chairman of the Management Board EvoBus GmbH; and Ahmed Bahrozyan, CEO of Public Transport Agency, RTA.