Portuguese company CaetanoBus sells a fleet of Hydrogen buses to Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national railway company.
Under this agreement, Italy’s main bus manufacturer, IIA, will market the Hydrogen buses that are produced by CaetanoBus and co-branded with Toyota. From 2024, IIA will start direct production of buses for international markets that will be equipped with the H2.City Power Kit developed by CaetanoBus.
Portuguese manufacturer CaetanoBus will deliver 60 units to Germany’s national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, in 2024. The buses will be equipped with the H2.City Power Kit, that is a module engineered by CaetanoBus for a Hydrogen energy control system. The system uses Toyota’s Fuel Cell module, LTO battery, and Hydrogen tanks. The new technology will optimize the energy generated from hydrogen for lower consumption.
According to CaetanoBus, the choice of Italian company IIA to market the buses, is a strategic partnership for entering the European Market with the same vision of obtaining zero-emission. Patrícia Vasconcelos, the CEO of CaetanoBus, stated that “in terms of mobility, Italy is a country that has sought to adopt measures aimed at decarbonizing the economy.”
CaetanoBus, that is part of Toyota Caetano Portugal and Mitsui & Co, is a bus and chassis manufacturer in Portugal. CaetanoBus is also the manufacturer of COBUS, the world’s market leader in airport bus transportation. CaetanoBus and Toyota strengthened their strategic alliance in December 2020, when Toyota Caetano Portugal became a direct shareholder of CaetanoBus, for further expansion of sustainable mobility solutions. Since July 2021, the zero-emission buses from Caetano are co-branded with Toyota.