Edmonton previews hydrogen buses at electric vehicle expo

Article content If you’ve ever wondered what exhaust from a hydrogen powered bus tastes like, Strathcona County transit director Wade Coombs boils it down to one word: water. Article content “It tasted better than some places where you can get it out of the tap,” he said near two such vehicles parked outside the Edmonton Expo Centre on Saturday. Article content Manufactured by New Flyer, the Xcelsior model buses incorporate a Ballard fuel cell electric engine, said Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA), which contributed $4.6 million toward the project. Hydrogen in particular will play an important role in the city’s plans to curb its carbon footprint while driving economic growth, Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi told Postmedia at the event. “It will help us transition to a low-carbon economy, and at the same time help unlock billions of dollars of investment in hydrogen…

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