{"id":33116,"date":"2024-10-07T11:23:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T09:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/?p=33116"},"modified":"2024-10-07T11:26:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T09:26:37","slug":"solaris-urbino-18-hydrogen-bus-of-the-year-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/fuel-cell-bus\/solaris-urbino-18-hydrogen-bus-of-the-year-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Solaris Urbino 18 hydrogen has been elected Bus of the Year 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The international Bus of the Year jury<\/strong> has awarded the title of Bus of the Year 2025 to the Solaris Urbino 18 hydrogen<\/strong>. This marks the second title for a Solaris vehicle and the first time in the competition\u2019s history, which has been held since 1989, that a zero-emission hydrogen-powered vehicle has won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statuette was awarded on 16 September <\/strong>during a gala at the opening of the IAA Transportation in Hanover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s worth noticing that almost half (44.5%) of all hydrogen buses registered in mainland Europe in 2023 were Solaris vehicles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This title acknowledges both the excellence of our product and our strong market position throughout Europe. We are greatly honored to be a leader in zero-emission solutions, supplying our customers with battery and hydrogen buses<\/p>Javier Iriarte<\/strong>, CEO of Solaris Bus & Coach<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Solaris Urbino 18 hydrogen elected Bus of the Year 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This is the second time that a Solaris vehicle has won the Bus of the Year title<\/strong> after the Urbino 12 electric model awarded in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n