NEW BUSES FLEETS * WORLDWIDE
* UK - Unique hybrid propulsion system makes UK debut on London buses
Innovative GM-Allison Hybrid EP-System powers 10 new Optare Tempo buses for Transport for London, contributing to a cleaner and quieter London
London,UK -JogjaTech -July 2, 2009: -- Bus passengers in East London are the first in the UK to experience a unique form of hybrid power with four of 10 new Optare Tempos equipped with the GM-Allison Hybrid EP-System recently becoming operational.
The patented ‘two mode’ parallel hybrid technology combines direct power from an electronically controlled diesel engine with electric power from an energy storage system and is already delivering significant fuel saving benefits, lower emissions, and raising vehicle performance for bus fleets over 115 cities worldwide... The roll-out of these 10 new GM-Allison-equipped buses will contribute to the Mayor’s target of a 60 per cent reduction in emissions across London by 2025.
Londoners will notice that hybrid buses are also significantly quieter than diesel buses, making bus travel more pleasant for passengers and reducing noise for local residents along bus routes. TfL currently operates more than 2,500 buses equipped with the smooth fully automatic transmissions across London...* Australia - Victoria Launches Australia’s First Trial of Hybrid-Electric Buses; Series and Parallel
Melbourne,Victoria,.Australia -The Green Car Congress (USA), by Vichybrids -2 July 2009: -- The government of the state of Victoria has launched Australia’s first hybrid-electric bus trial. The A$500,000 trial (US$398,000) in Melbourne, which will involve buses on two outer suburban routes, will assess the viability of both parallel- and series-hybrid buses in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the public transport sector... The Victorian government partnered with the Commonwealth government to fund the trial, which is being conducted with Grenda Corporation (parallel hybrid) and Ventura Buses (series hybrid)... (Pictures: The Grenda parallel hybrid -top- and the Ventura series hybrid -bottom-)* USA - CTA shows off the first of 58 new accordion-style hybrid buses
Chicago,ILL,USA -The Chicago Tribune -July 7, 2009: -- The CTA on Monday rolled out the first of 58 new accordion-style hybrid buses purchased with federal economic stimulus funds... All 58 of the New Flyer buses are scheduled to arrive by the fall, increasing the fleet of articulated hybrid buses to 208 vehicles and helping to save the CTA more than $7 million annually in fuel and maintenance costs, officials said... The New Flyers are equipped with electrical outlets enabling the batteries on the buses to be charged to operate the auxiliary heater and circulate coolant through the engine block during overnight storage in cold weather... The technology eliminates the need to keep buses idling when they are not in use, officials said... (Tribune photo by Alex Garcia / July 6, 2009 - CTA President Richard Rodriguez -far left- and Terrance Muellner, the CTA's chief mechanical officer, look over a new articulated hybrid bus)Labels: new buses fleet
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