Shanghai to Put Clean Energy Buses on Roads      

Starting in 2009, Shanghai will put on its roads a new fleet of hybrid clean energy fuel-cell buses (FCBs).
    This was announced on November 15th, 2007 at an event to launch the fuel-cell bus commercialization project between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), supported with US$ 5.6 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF).The project will focus on technology transfer to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution through widespread commercial introduction of FCBs in urban areas of China.
    Besides demonstration of FCBs on Shanghai's road, this project will support Fuel-Cell Vehicle (FCV) and FCV related technical standards and governmental policies to further support the development of the related industry.