At Transdev, we believe that hydrogen will play an important role in the energy mix of future fuels for clean mobility.
It is also a promising technology. The fuel cell makes it possible to produce onboard the electricity needed to power the electric motor. This battery runs on hydrogen, which, combined with oxygen in the air, produces the electricity needed for traction. The only emissions: water and water vapour… The result: zero pollution in the environment – zero pollutants, zero particles, zero CO² and zero engine noise for a range of over 300 kilometers.
Because innovation is at the heart of our DNA, in 2017 we initiated experiments with fuel cell electric vehicles in Eindhoven in the Netherlands and in La Rochelle in 2019 and Nantes in 2019 with river shuttles.
In the Hauts de France region, a commercial operation was set up in the summer of 2019. Lens is the first hydrogen-powered electric bus line in France. In service under the TADAO brand, six high-level service buses (BHNS) link Auchel to Bruay-la-Buissière (Pas-de-Calais), over 13.4 km and 420,000 km to be covered annually.
In the Netherlands, our subsidiary Connexxion operates electric and hydrogene buses in the province of South Holland since the end of 2021. These buses can travel up to 350 km autonomously and will replace natural gas buses. The batteries will be able to withstand high levels of current when stopped and started, with continuous work by the fuel cells.
Our added value: to offer electromobility adapted to the specific geographical, climatic and usage characteristics of each region in order to build a tailor-made offer.