The buses were presented in March by the previous administration, the new councillor for mobility, Antoni Deudero, maintaining that the purchase was both a nonsense and a deception. They were bought without having guaranteed that they would have fuel. The cost of the five buses was 4.8 million euros, almost one million for each one. By contrast, natural gas buses cost 280,000 euros. "They could have bought 15 gas buses that would now be on the roads."
The problem with supply of hydrogen, according to Deudero, is twofold - the Lloseta plant cannot produce it and there are shipping regulations regarding the pressure of hydrogen tanks. At present, it's "impossible" to put the buses into service. In addition, he says, the fuel cells for each bus are contaminated with refrigerant. "They're useless. They can't be used."
The councillor adds that work is being done in order to be able to use the buses "in the medium term".
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There is a Hydrogen fuel supply in Llucmajor. But too far away from Palma. Hydrogen power is the correct way forward. All that comes out of these vehicles exhaust pipes is WATER!!. An unfortunate failure to supply these vehicles. But when built Hydrogen fuelled stations ,Buses and cars etc.will be the answer to pollution on Mallorca.