The 13th China International Exhibition on Transport Technology & Equipment officially kicked off at the new International Exhibition Center in Beijing on May 23-25, 2016,. Yutong, the leading bus maker in China immediately grabbed attention of all visitors by showcasing its eight new vehicle models and its new spare parts. Yutong’s third generation fuel cell bus is particularly an eye-catcher in the whole exhibition center.

Since the advent of new energy vehicles, heated discussions about their development road have been going on in the bus manufacturing industry. After the appearance of full electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid vehicles on roads, people start to wonder when the fuel cell vehicles will be put into market. At this year’s exhibition, Yutong’s third generation fuel cell bus ZK6125FCEVG2 definitely has raised all people’s expectations about the new type of green vehicles.

With zero-emissions, fuel cell buses take only a short time to get hydrogen refill and are able to drive longer distances continuously. No matter in their performances or their environmental friendliness, they are far better than full electric and plug-in hybrid buses.

In 1999, Yutong started its R&D work in new energy area. In 2009, it successfully rolled out its first generation fuel cell buses, which made a huge splash at Hanover International Commercial Vehicle Exhibition. In 2013, Yutong’s second generation fuel cell buses made their debut. Boasting low-floor access and state-of-art hydrogen storage technology, the vehicles were highly praised by experts from UNDP and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology.

Yutong’s third generation fuel cell bus incorporates its ReCtrl technology, which has won the highly competitive National Technological Progress Award. After overcoming a host of challenges, the bus can get a hydrogen refill in ten minutes. In its trial operation, it drove 600 km continuously. In addition, it has successfully cut its production costs by 50%. All these impressive achievements made by the vehicle are now bringing new hope to the auto industry.

Apart from its fuel cell bus, Yutong new energy buses, including E8 full electric city bus, E10 group coach, E12 city bus, eight-meter plug-in H8 and ten-meter plug-in H10 look equally classy and sleek.

According to a staff member from Yutong, all new energy products produced by the bus maker are equipped with power battery management technology. In addition, its inner-outer casing structure with insulation and heat radiation functions and integrated thermal management system, can effectively maintain the temperature at 15-35°C in the battery compartment. Thanks to this, battery related safety issues are no longer a concern for bus operators. Also worth mentioning is Yutong’s integrated controller which can effectively ensure the smooth operation of buses. Operation data show that thanks to ReCtrl 3.0 technology, Yutong plug-in hybrid bus is able to cut energy consumption by 42% and Yutong electric bus can help its operators reduce costs by 10-65% in a five-year period operation cycle.

Besides its new energy buses, Yutong ZK5130XZHAA communication vehicle, with a host of functions, such as 4G telecommunication, teleconferencing and power generator, is targeted at the military field and the public security field. Yutong T7 high-end business vehicle, which officially entered the market last year, has already made its appearance at a number of high-profile events, such as the annual NPC and CPPCC sessions, SCO Premier Summit, and Bo’ao Forum for Asia.