Polish Cities Overlook Efficiency for Hydrogen Buses in EU Funded Projects
Warsaw's Municipal Transport Authority (MZA) has recently added 50 electric buses from Solaris to its fleet, making it one of the cities with the largest electric bus fleets in Europe. However, a closer look at recent projects reveals that many Polish municipalities are failing to adhere to EU guidelines when selecting zero-emission vehicles.
A comparative review of eight municipal projects across Poland under the EU-funded Green Public Transport (ZTP) program shows a significant oversight: only one out of the eight cities made any energy or cost-efficiency comparison between battery-electric buses (BEVs) and hydrogen fuel-cell buses (FCEVs). Despite EU law mandating that all projects must prioritize Energy Efficiency First, this principle seems to have been ignored.
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