Tim Sasseen

Market Development Manager, US

An electrical engineer at heart, Tim Sasseen has been deploying fuel cell electric buses since 2000, when he lead the engine control development team for the deployment the largest public fuel cell bus deployment to date.

Tim followed these buses to Europe in 2003 to coordinate the operation and service of this fleet across 7 countries from the Daimler factory in Germany. Upon the successful completion of this monumental program, Tim lead the Ballard engineering team to create the HD6, one of the highest mileage heavy duty fuel cell modules in the industry.

Since that time Tim has earned his MBA at UCSD, and has lead start-up developments in microgrids, wind power and stationary energy storage here in California. Tim is now responsible for business development for all of California for Ballard Power System’s medium and heavy duty fuel cell products.

Recent Posts

Mar. 24, 2022

Win Low-No Grant Funding for Your Zero-Emission Bus Transition

Across the USA, governments are becoming serious about the transition to zero-emission public transit. The Federal Transit Administration is making more than $1.1 billion in...

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Jan. 28, 2021

Zero Emission Bus Rollouts: 4 Factors to Ensure Success As You Scale

Are you a transit fleet operator planning to convert to zero-emission buses in the coming years? Then this is the article for you. 

You’ll learn why preparing a thorough...

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Sep. 14, 2018

A Resilient and Scalable Decarbonization Strategy for California Transport

The zero-emissions journey that California is embarking upon is historic.

More and more electric vehicles are being deployed, and this will be accelerated by the Governor’s...

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