Wrightbus has delivered 12 more hydrogen fuel cell Kite Hydroliner buses to WestVerkehr GmbH, taking the total number of our hydrogen-powered buses on German roads to 43, the Wrightbus announced in its LinkedIn. By the end of 2025 that number is expected to reach around 130, marking a major step forward for Wrightbus and for sustainable public transport across Europe.
The buses were launched with the highlight of the event being the ceremonial cutting of a red ribbon by WestVerkehr GmbH Managing Director Udo Friedrich Winkens who commented:
“By participating in this project, WestVerkehr is underlining its commitment to environmentally friendly, future-oriented mobility. Together with the partners of the H2HS consortium, we are actively driving forward the transformation of local public transport – innovative, emission-free and close to the people”.
Wrightbus CEO Jean-Marc Gales said: “We are delighted that WestVerkehr is bringing our zero-emission hydrogen buses onto the roads of North Rhine-Westphalia. This benefits the environment and ensures that people in the region breathe better air.
“What means just as much to us is the excellent partnership and cooperation with WestVerkehr. I would like to sincerely thank Managing Director Udo Friedrich Winkens and his team.
“I also want to acknowledge our own excellent engineers and designers in Northern Ireland, the production teams, product development and the sales and service teams. We can all be very proud of the Kite Hydroliner.”
Wrightbus has also opened a European service centre in Brühl, near Cologne. The AllServiceOne service centre includes a spare parts warehouse in Brühl. It is the first step on the way to a comprehensive network of service centres on the continent, replicating the network that already exists in the UK.
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Press release https://tinyurl.com/u2ktx66w
