'We will place the biggest hydrogen bus order in US history because battery-electric can't do the job'

Santa Cruz Metro in California tested an electric bus, but it struggled with the hilly terrain, a senior official explains

An electric bus operated by Santa Cruz Metro in the city of Watsonville, where the agency wants to build a hydrogen filling station. — An electric bus operated by Santa Cruz Metro in the city of Watsonville, where the agency wants to build a hydrogen filling station.Photo: Santa Cruz Metro

Leigh Collins

Published 4 October 2023, 08:14Updated 4 October 2023, 08:14

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