BUSMAKERS' NEWS WORLDWIDE
* South Africa - MAN, Daimler bidders for S.A. 2010 bus contract
Cape Town,South Africa -Reuters -Apr 29, 2009: -- South Africa on Wednesday named MAN and Daimler AG's Mercedes Benz unit as the preferred bidders to supply semi-luxury and general spectator buses for the 2010 Soccer World Cup... Transport Minister Jeff Radebe said spectator transport during the tournament will be boosted by the acquisition of the the buses..."I am also delighted to announce that government is putting a guarantee of 1.4 billion rand for the purpose of acquiring the 570 buses," he told journalists...
Radebe said a total fleet of 830 buses will be used for the tournament, hosted in Africa for the first time... (Right Photo: MB's semiluxury bus - Left Photo: MAN's buses prepared for soccer world cup)* India - Tata Motors launches the all new Starbus range of buses in Maharashtra
Maharashtra,India -Wheels Unplugged -28 April 2009: -- Tata Motors has announced the launch of an all-new Starbus range of buses in the state of Maharashtra. These buses are being manufactured at the state-of-the art fully automated Tata Marcopolo Motors Limited (TMML) plant which is a joint venture between Tata Motors Limited and Marcopolo of Brazil, the world leader in body building for buses and coaches, located in Dharwad, Karnataka. The Starbus will be sold to customers as fully built buses and coaches... (Picture: from colbuses: Marcopolo/Tata's Starbus) * USA - Daimler Recalls 161 Orion VII Buses Because of Heater Problem
Washington,D.C.,USA -Automotive Fleet -29 April 2009: -- Daimler Buses is recalling 161 MY 2008-2009 Orion VII buses configured with a Mobile Climate Control (MCC) heater or a MCC defroster manufactured from October 2008 to March 2009... The problem is that the blower motor mount screws may not have the proper torque, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website. If the four blower motor mount screws disconnect, the bracket can move. This poses the risk of an electrical terminal short circuit, which could possibly cause a fire... There will be no charge for the service. If the inspection reveals any damage to the affected components, additional repairs will be made as necessary... (Photo by doobybrain - Orion VII buses)* Sweden - Volvo hybrid bus takes first passengers
Gothenburg,Sweden -Gizmag, by David Greig -April 30, 2009: -- Volvo’s new hybrid bus is taking on passengers for the first time with field tests now underway in Gothenburg... The Volvo 7700, uses a parallel hybrid technology which combines a smaller than normal diesel engine and an electric drive which can be used together or separately. When the bus stops to drop off passengers, the diesel engine automatically shuts off and doesn't restart until the vehicle has reached a speed of 15-20 km/h using electric power – all making for a much quieter bus stop... Regenerative braking is also used in the system which Volvo says achieves fuel savings of up to 30%. Particulate discharge and nitrous oxides are reduced by 40-50% compared with a diesel only bus and carbon dioxide is reduced by up to 30%... Göteborgs Spårvägar transit company is participating in the current field test and Volvo expects to start series production of hybrid buses at the beginning of 2010. Field tests will soon commence in London with the first of six hybrid double-decker buses... (Picture from gizmag "Volvo-hybrid-bus-takes-first-passengers")* Poland - "Urbino" hybrid buses
Bolechowo-Osiedle,Owinska,Poland -Gizmag, thanks to a reader comment: amzielinski -1 May 2009: -- The Solaris bus company in Poland are now producing their second generation of diesel-electric "Urbino" hybrid buses. They've been producing hybrid buses since 2006, which, apart from Poland, are running in Dresden, Leipzig and Bochum in Germany, and Lenzburg in Switzerland (two of some of the toughest markets in terms of pollution control)... The second generation of hybrids have now been delivered to bus operators in Bremen and Hannover, and will shortly be delivered to Munich... (Picture by bigus: solarisbus - busmania galery)Labels: busmakers' news worldwide
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