Information about fuel cell driven , full electric and petroleum driven buses
Request ID: FOI-1642-2425 Date published: 13 September 2024
You asked
Dear team,
I am renewable Energy engineering student keen to do research on Renewable application in automobiles..Can i have following information if it is recorded.
Total number of petroleum driven buses
Total number of fuel cell driven buses
Total number of full electric buses
Starting cost excluding per bus for each( excluding hydrogen storage costs for fuel cell driven bus)
Maintenence per bus for each.
Sizes of currently available hydrogen storage stations ,their installation costs and maintenence costs .
If data for multiple years are available,please to provide so that i can study the trend in numbers and costs.
Thank you for your help.
Sincere regards
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We answered
Our ref: FOI-1642-2425/GH
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 18 August asking for information about fuel cell driven, full electric and petroleum driven buses.
Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold some of the information you require.
The requested fleet information is published below: Bus fleet data & audits - Transport for London (tfl.gov.uk) Our operators purchase and maintain the vehicles and the pricing for this will vary between vehicles and operators - we don’t hold this information. The starting price for a double deck electric or hydrogen bus is approx. £500k The total hydrogen storage at Perivale is 1500kg – 100kg fixed at the station and 2 x 700 trailers Please let me know if this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for some reason.
If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Tahsin Prima
FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
