The electric-hydrogen retrofit of a coach or bus helps to improve air quality in urban areas by limiting pollutant emissions. According to a study by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (Ademe), retrofitting a bus costs only slightly more than prolonged use of a diesel vehicle. What’s more, retrofitting costs half as much as buying a new vehicle.
GCK Mobility has solid interdisciplinary expertise, enabling our teams to carry out tailor-made retrofits for long-distance transport vehicles (coaches) and local transport vehicles (city buses). The installation of a hybrid electric-hydrogen solution, combined with a braking energy recovery system, enables the original characteristics and performance (payload, speed, range) to be maintained. The positioning and sizing of the hydrogen tanks are optimised so as not to reduce space in the cargo hold.
Versatile and reliable, this intercity and school bus offers one of the best value for money in its segment.
This coach is equipped with an H2 fuel cell designed by Symbio, providing maximum power of 150 kW.
After conversion, the Iveco Crossway retains its original characteristics and performance (payload, speed, range).
The Crossway NF 80 has been retrofitted with our electric-hydrogen system, giving it power and range. Equipped with a battery developed by GCK Battery and an H2 fuel cell designed by Toyota, this vehicle retains its original strengths while becoming less polluting.
With a recharge time of between 15 and 20 minutes, it’s ready to go in no time, with a range of 500 km.
Iveco’s Crossway Low Entry, retrofitted by GCK Mobility, is a vehicle suitable for both urban and interurban missions. With 22.2 kg of hydrogen in 700-bar tanks, the vehicle can travel up to 300 km. There are no weather restrictions, and its maximum speed and gradient are identical to the original.
In 2021, nearly 5 million passengers were carried in France (up 18% on 2020), travelling an average of 300 km per passenger. More than 160 towns and cities in France are served by regular services, with a total of more than 600 journeys per day.
It is estimated that, on average, the user of a coach (carrying 26 people) pollutes three times less than the user of a car (carrying 2.2 people). But a diesel coach still emits 30 grams of CO2 per passenger per kilometre.
At the last count on 1 January 2020, the number of coaches on the road stood at 69,050, 99.4% of which were diesel-powered. In France, more than half the coaches currently on the road were put into circulation more than 5 years ago and are therefore, under French regulations, eligible for retrofitting.
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Autocars Dominique & B.E. green has chosen Green Corp Konnection (GCK) to accelerate the greening of its transport fleet with an order for 10 hydrogen retrofitted coaches.
GCK Mobility will convert these Iveco Crossway coaches by replacing the diesel engine and gearbox with a 370kW electric motor, batteries and an H2 fuel cell. The operation will retain all the seats and luggage compartments, while the vehicle will offer a range of 300km thanks to a recharging capacity of 700 bars in 15 minutes.
Converted in accordance with the technical rules laid down by UTAC in order to be approved in France, this coach is an Iveco Crossway whose conversion will enable it to retain the functional characteristics of the original vehicle. With a range of 400 km and a payload of 19 tonnes, it is equipped mainly with French components, including a dual H2 fuel cell system with a maximum output of 150 kW and an electric battery with a capacity of 94 kWh. Its electric motor has a maximum output of 320 kW, while the vehicle can carry up to 34 kg of hydrogen at 700 bar.
Established in the Ardèche since 1830, Ginhoux is France’s oldest public passenger transport company. Today, it operates routes serving inter-city mobility, both in school transport, with 6,000 pupils a day, and in passenger transport. A pioneer in the mobility of tomorrow, the company is continuing its pioneering tradition with this first order for retrofitted coaches.
This historic contract will initially see GCK convert a coach from the IvecoBus Crossway range from Ginhoux’s existing fleet. The combustion engine will be removed in favour of a 295kW electric motor powered by a fuel cell with a maximum output of 150kW. Packed with 50kg of hydrogen at 700 bars, the vehicle will have a range of 500km.
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