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New Haven Welcomes 22-Foot ‘HyRide’ Hydrogen Vehicle

The Greater New Haven Transit District (GNHTD) in New Haven, CT, has introduced the “HyRide” vehicle—Connecticut’s first 22-foot hydrogen-powered bus—to enhance its service for seniors and persons with disabilities. HyRide will provide shuttle service, taking older riders to shopping centers, pharmacies, and other locations.

The agency is awaiting delivery of another hydrogen-powered vehicle and plans to open its own hydrogen fueling station at the municipal garage in Hamden, CT.

GNHTD Executive Director Donna Carter said the agency’s interest in alternative fuels began more than a decade ago with electric battery-operated trolley-replica buses. “If we had not operated those trolleys, we probably never would have considered exploring the opportunity for other alternatively fueled vehicles,” she added. “Those trolleys got us hooked!”

The agency funded the HyRide vehicle with federal and state resources.

In a proclamation, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called the new vehicle “a great step forward for the rest of the state” that will help “in reducing our demand for foreign oil, protecting the environment, and making transportation cleaner and more accessible to those who need it.”

Should experience prove that hydrogen is a viable alternative fuel, the GNHTD will shift more of its fleet to that power source, Carter added.

 

Cutting the ribbon to dedicate GNHTD’s HyRide vehicle are, from left: State House Majority Leader J. Brendan Sharkey; Hamden Mayor Scott Jackson; Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT); GNHTD Executive Director Donna Carter; and Peter Butler, Federal Transit Administration deputy administrator for Region I.



 

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