CIMC-HEXAGON, a joint-venture company of CIMC Enric and Hexagon Purus producing hydrogen cylinder and systems solutions for mobility applications in China and Southeast Asia, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hong Kong-based bus operator Bravo Transport Services, which serves more than million passenger trips each day in Hong Kong with its fleet of more than 1,700 transit buses, the majority of which are double decker buses. The initial scope of the MoU is for CIMC-HEXAGON to provide a Type 4 hydrogen storage cylinder system for the first fuel-cell double decker bus in Hong Kong with scheduled delivery in July 2022. In parallel, and subject to relevant approval from local authorities, Bravo and CIMC-HEXAGON will work together to develop more fuel-cell double decker buses for trial in Hong Kong.

Beyond the initial phase, Bravo and CIMC-HEXAGON intend to continue working together to develop safe and high-performance Type 4 hydrogen storage cylinder systems to support the substitution of Bravo's existing fleet of double decker buses with zero-emission solutions to support Hong Kong Government's 2050 carbon neutrality goal. The final agreement to provide Type 4 hydrogen storage cylinder systems for further prototypes and serial production to Bravo's development and subsequent replacement of the existing double decker fleet in Hong Kong is subject to certain terms and conditions.