Bratislavans will get to travel on hydrogen buses next year.
Slovakia was added to Russia’s list of “unfriendly” nations, a TV series about former Slovak PM Mikuláš Dzurinda is canned (for now), and the country’s oldest university celebrates.
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Dopravný Podnik Bratislava (DPB), the capital’s public transport operator, is to become the first carrier in Slovakia to operate a fleet of hydrogen-powered buses.
The Investment Ministry (MIRRI, which acts as the governing body of the Integrated Regional Operational Programme – IROP), approved the project for the purchase of low-emission buses for the capital and signed an agreement with DPB on a non-refundable financial contribution, DPB spokesperson Martin Chlebovec reported.
DPB plans to order the first four hydrogen buses from the Polish company Solaris Bus & Coach. The company successfully bid €24.4 million to supply 40 buses. The first four buses could start operating in Bratislava by next autumn.
Feature story for today
A TV series about former Slovak Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda that had been set to premiere on the HBO Max streaming service has been dropped by the channel.
Czech director Jan Hřebejk’s series Víťaz (Winner) about Dzurinda was in post-production, and had been slated for release in the autumn.
Instead, it was cancelled as the American company took the surprise decision to halt all local productions in central Europe, including those which had already finished shooting.
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News digest: Bratislavans will get to travel on hydrogen buses next year, July 22, 2022
