ARP E-Vehicles Selects Loop Energy and Drabpol to Supply Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems

Loop Energy ™ and Drabpol announce that the Polish manufacturer of electric buses ARP E-Vehicles has selected Loop Energy's T605 fuel cell system for its new hydrogen electric bus platform.

This announcement marks Loop Energy's third agreement with European bus manufacturers and its 6th ^worldwide . 

With this selection, Loop Energy is now a preferred fuel cell supplier for electric bus manufacturers. It is estimated that up to 12,000 units are marketed annually in Korea, Australia and Europe.

"We are excited that ARP E-Vehicles has selected Loop Energy, further validating our products in Europe’s significant bus sector. We are pleased to be working with Drabpol to facilitate our market development in Poland – the hub for bus manufacturing in Europe. This announcement is yet another excellent example of Loop Energy’s partnerships enabling our expansion into different markets around the world", said Loop Energy Vice President of Sales and Business Development EMEAR, Luigi Fusi.

Michal Sitek, HQ Managing Director and Chief of R&D at Drabpol, said "In our meetings with ARP E-Vehicles, it was evident that the customer recognized Loop Energy offers them an advantage in deployment, operation, ease of integration, durability and reliability, and that last part is particularly important since the tender stipulations in this part of Europe includes provisions for long-term operation. Combined with Drabpol’s educated and highly trained engineers to provide direct support, we are able to create a compelling product offering for ARP E-Vehicles".

Piotr Śladowski, President of the Board at ARP E-Vehicles, said “By 2028, bus manufacturers must fulfill the obligation within the EU for 30% of public transport to be zero-emissions. With Poland being the largest European producer of electric buses in Europe, we will see significant growth in the coming years. Working with Drabpol and Loop Energy will allow us to secure a technological advantage and scale production capacity of hydrogen-electric buses".