❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks clarification on the hydrogen bus brought to Perth, specifically whether it was a fuel-cell bus. The Minister confirms it was a fuel-cell bus and provides its current location.
AnsweredQoN 140Legislative Council
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(1) Can the minister or his department confirm that the hydrogen bus that Mercedes-Benz bought to Perth earlier this year was in fact a fuel-cell bus, not a bus powered only by a tank of hydrogen? (2) If the bus was not a fuel-cell bus, did the minister and his department mislead this House and the public? (3) Does the minister know the current location of the bus? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE
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(1) Yes. The bus was powered by a Ballard fuel cell. Fuel cells are powered by hydrogen. Continuous electricity is generated by a chemical reaction when hydrogen is passed through plates and is mixed with oxygen. (2) Not applicable. (3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
(2) If the bus was not a fuel-cell bus, did the minister and his department mislead this House and the public? (3) Does the minister know the current location of the bus? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1) Yes. The bus was powered by a Ballard fuel cell. Fuel cells are powered by hydrogen. Continuous electricity is generated by a chemical reaction when hydrogen is passed through plates and is mixed with oxygen. (2) Not applicable. (3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
(3) Does the minister know the current location of the bus? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1) Yes. The bus was powered by a Ballard fuel cell. Fuel cells are powered by hydrogen. Continuous electricity is generated by a chemical reaction when hydrogen is passed through plates and is mixed with oxygen. (2) Not applicable. (3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1) Yes. The bus was powered by a Ballard fuel cell. Fuel cells are powered by hydrogen. Continuous electricity is generated by a chemical reaction when hydrogen is passed through plates and is mixed with oxygen. (2) Not applicable. (3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
(1) Yes. The bus was powered by a Ballard fuel cell. Fuel cells are powered by hydrogen. Continuous electricity is generated by a chemical reaction when hydrogen is passed through plates and is mixed with oxygen. (2) Not applicable. (3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
(2) Not applicable. (3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
(3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
(2) If the bus was not a fuel-cell bus, did the minister and his department mislead this House and the public? (3) Does the minister know the current location of the bus? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1) Yes. The bus was powered by a Ballard fuel cell. Fuel cells are powered by hydrogen. Continuous electricity is generated by a chemical reaction when hydrogen is passed through plates and is mixed with oxygen. (2) Not applicable. (3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
(3) Does the minister know the current location of the bus? Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1) Yes. The bus was powered by a Ballard fuel cell. Fuel cells are powered by hydrogen. Continuous electricity is generated by a chemical reaction when hydrogen is passed through plates and is mixed with oxygen. (2) Not applicable. (3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
Hon M.J. CRIDDLE replied: (1) Yes. The bus was powered by a Ballard fuel cell. Fuel cells are powered by hydrogen. Continuous electricity is generated by a chemical reaction when hydrogen is passed through plates and is mixed with oxygen. (2) Not applicable. (3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
(1) Yes. The bus was powered by a Ballard fuel cell. Fuel cells are powered by hydrogen. Continuous electricity is generated by a chemical reaction when hydrogen is passed through plates and is mixed with oxygen. (2) Not applicable. (3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
(2) Not applicable. (3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
(3) The fuel-cell bus is currently located in Narben, near Stuttgart in Germany.
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