{"id":5853,"date":"2025-04-21T15:50:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/en\/?p=5853"},"modified":"2026-06-29T23:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T03:09:51","slug":"byd-finally-switches-to-hydrogen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/en\/byd-finally-switches-to-hydrogen\/5853\/","title":{"rendered":"BYD teams up with US Hybrid to build Hawaii&#8217;s first hydrogen fuel cell electric airport bus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This might not be the collaboration everyone&#8217;s been waiting for, but it could be the one everyone will benefit from. BYD collaborates with a 20-year industry leader to manufacture a bus that is the first of its kind and can soon be seen at Honolulu&#8217;s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. We hope we managed to pique your curiosity.<\/p>\n<h2>BYD finally switches to hydrogen for the first-of-its-kind bus<\/h2>\n<p>BYD is the biggest electric bus supplier in North America and the biggest EV company in the world. Now, <strong>BYD has collaborated with the US Hybrid Corporation<\/strong> to manufacture a first-of-its-kind bus.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We are ecstatic to partner with US Hybrid. Together, we can bring innovative ideas to the state of Hawaii and deliver clean, renewable transportation solutions.&#8221; &#8211; Macy Neshati, Senior Vice President of BYD Heavy Industries.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hawaii&#8217;s Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) is ecstatic about the new hydrogen fuel cell battery-electric bus currently under development. The <strong>new hydrogen fuel cell battery-electric bus<\/strong> will meet their sustainable energy targets of lowering Hawaii&#8217;s dependency on imported oil and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. The state&#8217;s primary goal is to be powered 100% by renewable energy by 2045.<\/p>\n<p><em>Robert&#8217;s Hawaii<\/em> will be the bus operator, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsinternational.com\/news\/byd-and-us-hybrid-deploy-electric-bus-hawaii-airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transporting passengers between Honolulu&#8217;s<\/a> Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and the car rental facility. The bus will use BYD&#8217;s battery-electric platform, combining hydrogen fuel cell technology to eliminate operational dependency on charging.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;With the state aggressively pursuing clean power, we have an ideal backdrop to showcase the most efficient zero emission technology in the industry. The fusion of US Hybrid&#8217;s fuel cell technology and BYD&#8217;s electric bus platform will shape the future of Hawaii and ultimately, change the world,&#8221; Dr. Abas Goodarzi, Ph.D., P.E., US Hybrid founder.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>More good news for BYD&#8217;s business<\/h2>\n<p>According to <em>CleanTechnica<\/em>, the Flemish transport company De Lijn had approved an order for 92 standard (12-meter-long) electric buses from BYD Europe. BYD is surely popping the champagne, as the order constitutes <strong>more than 43 million euros in investment. <\/strong>The objective of the order is to achieve De Lijn&#8217;s goals of offering completely emissions-free public transport by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>It has been declared that De Lijn could increase its order from BYD to 500 electric buses after evaluating and assessing the vehicles compared with vehicles from other suppliers.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This order for the next series of electric buses is excellent news for travelers and the achievement of our climate goals. [It is] an investment of more than 43 million euros in the further greening of the bus fleet. This means that diesel buses from a previous generation can be replaced by emissions free vehicles.&#8221; &#8211; Lydia Peeters, the Flemish minister of mobility and public works.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>The future of buses is electric<\/h2>\n<p>Before we make the following statement, please do not shoot the messenger! Even though the diesel engine has been a trustworthy and eager workhorse for nearly a century, it results in many airborne waste material that passes out of the tailpipe and into the atmosphere. Per <em>CleanTechnica<\/em>, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/en\/byd-makes-evs-discovery-of-the-century\/3996\/\">The real key to cleaning up emissions<\/a> from the transportation sector is replacing the diesel engine<em>.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Diesel-powered trucks and buses are in use for 8 to 12 hours at a time, and have high pollution levels. An electric cement mixer may not intrigue many people, but <strong>from a climate point of view<\/strong>, electrifying one is a gigantic win for the Earth, much bigger than a $2 million electric supercar that will get driven less than 100 miles a year.<\/p>\n<p>The future is electric, and while some might miss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecoportal.net\/en\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=4830&amp;action=edit\">the majestic roar of the diesel engine<\/a>, environmentalists and companies such as BYD are jumping with joy, advocating a better, greener future for us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This might not be the collaboration everyone&#8217;s been waiting for, but it could be the one everyone will benefit from. BYD collaborates with a 20-year industry leader to manufacture a bus that is the first of its kind and can soon be seen at Honolulu&#8217;s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. 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