Hydrogen buses power green face of Beijing 2022 Winter Games

Compared to electric-powered vehicles, which are also clean energy, hydrogen-powered buses can travel further on a single refill, especially in low temperatures.

The buses can manage about 500 to 600 kilometers per tank in the mountains.

The buses were developed and manufactured by China, demonstrating the country's advances in the field in recent years, he said, adding that they also deliver on the commitment to green and sustainable Winter Games.

"We can summarize this practice and outcome with the keywords 'low-carbon management' and 'ecological conservation'," Li Sen, director-general of the general planning department of the Beijing 2022 organizing committee, said at a daily briefing.

China plans to reach peak carbon emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. At Beijing 2022, it is translating those pledges into concrete action, with the hydrogen buses being one part.

"After their test at the Winter Games, hydrogen-powered buses are ready for a wide-scale use in China," Zhang said.