Vienna relies on hydrogen: environmentally friendly buses from September 2025!

Vienna relies on hydrogen: environmentally friendly buses from September 2025!

What are these exciting news from the Viennese traffic landscape? From September 2025, ten new, electrical-powered hydrogen buses will be used on lines 2a and 3a in Vienna. These modern companions not only offer an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional diesel buses, but also generate their electricity from hydrogen, which is produced by renewable energies by Vienna energy. This is a clear step towards emission -free mobility, because the new buses do not produce harmful emissions and help to improve the air quality in our city. Informed about the details meinzirk.at.

On the campus of the Wiener Netze, these new hydrogen buses are filled up. They have a 230 kW electromotor and obtain their energy from a combination of a 170 kWh battery and a hydrogen fuel cell. This innovative technology extends the range of the vehicles and significantly reduces the charging cycles. In addition, all new buses are air -conditioned, which ensures a pleasant journey even at hot temperatures.

hydrogen buses for challenging lines

But that's not all! In 2025, line 39a between Heiligenstadt and Sievering will also be completely switched to hydrogen buses. This route is considered one of the most demanding in the city because it has many gradients and short stop distances. Hydrogen buses show particularly good performance here. From a tender, ten hydrogen buses for this line could already be obtained, which are to be used by the end of 2025. [Wiener Linien] (https://www.wienerlinien.at/news/wiener-linien-stellen-2025- line-39a-on-hydrogen-busse-um) dealt intensively with this drive technology to ensure that they meet the requirements of Vienna's city.

A hydrogen bus from Hyundai is currently in use for test drives in Vienna to gain practical experience and make possible adjustments. These tests are part of a long -term research project called "Hybus", which runs independently of the tendering process and would like to continue to collect information about the performance of this technology by the end of the year.

investments in the future

How the city is preparing for this change is also evident in the financial framework: In the course of the funding program "Emission-free buses and infrastructure" (EBIN), Vienna plans the purchase of a total of 70 emission-free buses by 2025, which include 60 e-buses and 10 hydrogen buses. For this project, a total of 256 million euros will flow from the EU development plan to the Viennese transport infrastructure by 2026. The Federal Chancellery emphasizes that up to 12,000 tons of CO2 can be saved. This is not only good for the climate, but also for the quality of life in Vienna.

The Viennese lines also invest around 40 million euros in an e-competence center in Vienna-Sieben. Here comes a modern e-bus garage as well as the entire necessary infrastructure for charging, maintenance and service of the buses under one roof. The future of mobility in Vienna is taking shapes and the city is ready to take the next step into a sustainable and emission -free future.