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Fuel cell auto fleet debuts in Beijing

Fuel cell auto fleet debuts in Beijing

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- A trendy fleet of fuel cell vehicles Tuesday passed by Tian'anmen, the imposing 500-year-old gate of the Chinese imperial residence in downtown Beijing.

The high-tech fleet includes a Volkswagen-like car and a bus, both of which were designed and produced by Chinese scientists.

Experts at Tongji University laid out a fuel cell-powered engine and other systems into the Volkswagen body while those at Qinghua University named the bus Line No. 863 after the state high- tech development program, code-named Project 863, which finances their research.

While the first fuel cell fleet was traveling Beijing's streets, the Chinese ...

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