The California Energy Commission issued Program Opportunity Notice-13-604 to leverage Clean Transportation Program funds to bring federal cost-sharing projects to California that will improve air quality, reduce petroleum consumption and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. In response to the solicitation, CALSTART submitted an application based on a project that received a Federal Transit Administration grant to fabricate and operate a Battery Dominant Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus. The Integrated Product Team for this project consisted of BAE Systems, US Hybrid and ElDorado National-California, SunLine Transit Agency and CALSTART. The Integrated Product Team, led by BAE Systems, designed and fabricated the bus and SunLine Transit Agency put the bus in service. The intent of this project was to produce a zero-emission bus that was substantially lower in price yet provided performance equivalent to a standard 40 foot transit bus. The Integrated Product Team successfully achieved their goals and the bus is operating at SunLine Transit Agency in the Coachella Valley in California.
