BUSMAKERS' NEWS * Germany - MAN AG Hybrid Buses.
Nuremberg,Germany -joannascholer -11 Sept 2008: -- Within the context of a research project, MAN AG has further improved the ultracap bus already tested in scheduled-service operation in Nuremberg since 2001, by means of a variety of optimisation measures. Essential features of these measures are the use of a newly developed ultracap storage system, the requirement-oriented operation of secondary units and optimised energy management implementing an automatic stop-and-start system... This further-developed prototype vehicle was tested in several months of scheduled service at VAG Nuremberg in 2005. This enables a direct comparison between the improvement achieved in the optimised drive system and the current status. While in conventional buses/coaches with mechanical brakes the kinetic energy goes unused during braking, the “ultracap bus” developed by MAN can be decelerated electrically. The braking energy regained by this is stored in high-performance capacitors and reused when the bus moves off again. This markedly lowers the vehicle’s fuel consumption, moving-off noises and emissions...* Sweden - Volvo launching hybrid bus at Hanover
Stockholm,Sweden -auto.cooone, by BlueFox -11 September, 2008: -- Volvo has announced plans to launch a new hybrid bus for Europe at the IAA Bus and Truck Show in Hanover, Germany this September... The first hybrid model is a 12 meter (40 foot) low-floor city bus with all the components of its parallel hybrid drivetrain sourced from Volvo. The hybrid uses a 5 liter diesel engine that is smaller than the one normally used in this chassis which allows them to add the extra hybrid bits within the same space. The weight of the hybrid is about the same as the diesel model was but has better weight distribution and so can carry more passengers. Though it’s not mentioned in the information from Volvo, there is an articulated model present in the press images and we suspect that this may be part of their future plans - at least, we hope so. The official press release is after the break... (Gallery: Volvo 7700 hybrid bus)Labels: busmakers' news
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