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SEOUL, December 12 (AJP) - Hyundai Motor Group said Friday that its Chinese fuel-cell unit, HTWO Guangzhou, has won a contract to supply hydrogen-powered city buses to Guangzhou State-owned Bus Group, marking the largest single hydrogen bus procurement project in China to date.
Under the project, HTWO Guangzhou will supply 224 buses to the Guangzhou operator. Hyundai said the order represents a significant milestone in its efforts to expand its hydrogen mobility footprint in China.
The vehicles are 8.5-meter hydrogen electric buses jointly developed by HTWO Guangzhou and Chinese commercial vehicle maker Kaiwo Group, the company said.
The buses are equipped with HTWO Guangzhou’s 90-kilowatt hydrogen fuel-cell system, which offers 64 percent power-generation efficiency — higher than conventional internal combustion engines — and a driving range of up to 576 kilometers under local testing standards.
The latest contract follows a separate tender last month, in which HTWO Guangzhou and Kaiwo Group secured the largest share of orders — 25 out of 50 hydrogen buses — from the same public bus operator.
An HTWO Guangzhou official said the deployment will reinforce the company’s position in the hydrogen energy sector. As Guangzhou designates hydrogen as a key tool to reduce transport emissions and improve energy efficiency, the project is expected to accelerate the city’s transition to cleaner public transport infrastructure, the official added.
* This article, published by Economic Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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