Whistler, BC will become the home of twenty hydrogen fuel-cell buses, in time for the 2010 Olympics, in nearby Vancouver. The zero-emission vehicles, manufactured by New Flyer Industries, will run four-times the price of a standard diesel bus, at $2.1 million, a piece, will hold 97 commuters, each (37 sitting, 60 standing), and have a top speed of 56 mph. The fill-ups are pricey too, running as much as $1,200 a day, according to TreeHugger.

The first bus in the fleet will get a month's worth of road testing, next July. The remaining 19 will arrive in British Columbia December of the following year, and will likely be greeted in Whistler by a new Hydrogen refueling station.