BUSMAKERS' "GREEN" NEWS
* USA - Lithium-ion batteries within DaimlerChrysler’s Orion bus divisionWatertown,Mass,USA -Green Energy News (Baltimore,MD,USA) -19 May 2007: -- Lithium-ion batteries won’t be confined in the future to hybrid passenger cars and light trucks. Within DaimlerChrysler’s Orion bus division the next generation hybrid transit bus will be available with lithium batteries from A123 Systems... A123 Systems is designing and building turnkey energy storage systems (ESS) specifically for BAE Systems, which builds the hybrid drive system used in the Orion VII hybrid transit bus. BAE Systems HybriDrive propulsion system is in use in three of the four largest hybrid bus fleets on the planet...
* USA - Hybrid Buses Breaking Down
New York,NY,USA -The New York Post, by JEREMY OLSHAN -May 21, 2007: -- Hybrid buses may be good for the environment, but they're also good for the mechanics... NYC Transit's fleet of more than 600 Orion VII buses have repeatedly suffered power-generator breakdowns... Manufacturer Orion Bus Industries hasn't fixed the problem, according to MTA documents, so the agency plans spend $200,000 on a consultant to find a solution...
New York,NY,USA -The New York Post, by JEREMY OLSHAN -May 21, 2007: -- Hybrid buses may be good for the environment, but they're also good for the mechanics... NYC Transit's fleet of more than 600 Orion VII buses have repeatedly suffered power-generator breakdowns... Manufacturer Orion Bus Industries hasn't fixed the problem, according to MTA documents, so the agency plans spend $200,000 on a consultant to find a solution...
* Ireland - New era nears for travellers
Belfast,UK -The Belfast Telegraph, by Ciaran Rogan Head of marketing, Translink -May 21, 2007: -- Translink have committed to build a new state-of-the-art bus centre at Lisburn which will offer passengers a range of modern facilities... The project has commenced and is due to be completed in March, 2008... Lisburn also has an excellent city service offering hourly services to its residents. Translink are committed to the ongoing improvement of all our bus and rail services...
Belfast,UK -The Belfast Telegraph, by Ciaran Rogan Head of marketing, Translink -May 21, 2007: -- Translink have committed to build a new state-of-the-art bus centre at Lisburn which will offer passengers a range of modern facilities... The project has commenced and is due to be completed in March, 2008... Lisburn also has an excellent city service offering hourly services to its residents. Translink are committed to the ongoing improvement of all our bus and rail services...
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