China has invested more than $100 million on an ambitious research and development project on fuel cell and hybrid cars and buses, producing several prototypes, the state media reported on Wednesday.

China spent 880 million yuan ($106.4 million) into a state research and development project on fuel cell and hybrid cars, producing several prototypes, vice-director of the ministry of science and technology Xu Jing said.

China's first fuel cell car ran more than 4,000 kilometres and the first fuel cell bus was tested for 8,000 kilometres, president of Tongji University in Shanghai and coordinator of research and development plan, Wan Gang said.

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