The vehicles ordered will be the first hydrogen-powered vehicles to be deployed in the city. In Poland, hydrogen vehicles already successfully ply routes in the cities of Konin, Poznań and Lublin.
To date, Solaris has delivered more than 150 hydrogen buses and has more than 450 on order. This type of driveline is available in two lengths as a 12-meter and 18-meter articulated vehicle.
Wałbrzych is a city located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland; it is located about 70 kilometers (43 mi) southwest of the voivodeship capital Wrocław and about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the Czech border. Wałbrzych was once a major coal mining and industrial center alongside most of Silesia.