BUSMAKERS' NEWS WORLDWIDE * Germany - Mercedes hybrid buses put to the test
Hamburg,Germany -The Green Car Website -17 March 2010: -- Two Mercedes-Benz series hybrid Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid buses are being put through their paces as part of a field test led by the Hamburger Hochbahn Transit Company... The 18-metre hybrid buses are powered in part by four electric motors that are integrated into the wheel hubs on the centre and rear axles, and have a total output of 320kW. The vehicle also uses a combustion engine but it has only 4.8litres displacement compared to the standard 12 and with an output of 160kW it is around a third lower than the normal. It is also comparatively lightweight at around 450kg instead of 1,000kg... The buses can run solely on electric power for stretches without making use of the diesel engine and they are the first vehicles to be sold and used within the framework of a customer field test in Germany... It is expected that Mercedes Benz parent-company Daimler will test around 30 Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid buses in selected regions later this year to demonstrate their suitability for everyday use... (Photo: Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid buses)* USA - Thomas Built Buses receives large order
High Point,NC,USA -The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area -March 17, 2010: -- Durham School Services, a third-party provider of school transportation, has ordered 288 Thomas Built buses to be used in the Indianapolis Public Schools... The buses will feature Selective Catalytic Reduction technology, which allows the bus to maximize fuel efficiency as well as meet new tighter federal emissions standards... Thomas Built Buses is the leading manufacturer of school buses in North America. It is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC, the largest heavy-duty truck maker in North America... (Photo from freewebs: Thomas HDX Jakes Bus Yard)* Germany - Daimler Buses Expects Unit Sales To Rise 8% In 2010
Frankfurt,Germany -Dow Jones, by Katharina Becker -March 17, 2010: -- German auto maker Daimler AG plans to sell about 8% more buses in 2010 than in the previous year, it said Wednesday... The global market is expected to grow around 4% in 2010... In 2009, unit sales at Daimler Buses fell 20% to 32,482... (Logo Daimler from secure.demonweb.co.uk)* USA - EPA Certifies 2010 MaxxForce Diesel Engine for School Buses
Warrenville,ILL,USA -School Transportation News, by Ryan Gray -18 March 2010: -- The two main diesel engine options for school buses that meet 2010 EPA emissions regulations are now certified... Navistar, Inc., the parent company of IC Bus, said today that its mid-range line of 2010 MaxxForce DT Advanced EGR mid-range diesel engines has received a thumbs up from the EPA in meeting emissions regulations of Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and Particulate Matter (PM) emissions levels of 0.2 grams and 0.01 grams per brake-horsepower-hour... Cummins, whose mid-range ISB6.7 and ISC8.3 for school bus applications use SCR that uses diesel exhaust fluid, or urea, to meet the same standards, announced EPA certification in January... (Images from cygnuspub: MaxxForce with chassis)* Japan - Public Transport Gets Citaro Buses
Tokyo,Japan -Autoevolution, by Alina Dumitrache -18 March 2010: -- German manufacturer Daimler announced today it has delivered ten new Citaro articulated buses to Keisei Bus, one of the top mass transit companies in Japan, which transports around 250,000 passengers per day. The new buses will primarily be used in east Tokyo. The company also announced it is planning to put five more of the buses into operation in late 2010... The turquoise-colored Citaro buses delivered to Japan are right-hand drive vehicles, but the company says their equipment is similar to that used by mass transit companies in Europe... (Photo: Mercedes-Benz Citaro)* USA - New Flyer Recalls Transit Buses
Washington,DC,USA -Automotive Fleet -March 17, 2010: -- New Flyer Industries Ltd. is recalling more than 1,800 MY 2004-2009 transit buses... The recalled models have an inspection panel located above the drive shaft in the passenger compartment flooring for easy inspection and removal of the drive shaft. This panel may not be strong enough to prevent foreign matter from entering the passenger compartment in the event of a drive shaft failure, the National Highway Safety Administration said. Failure of the drive shaft access panel to maintain passenger compartment integrity poses a safety risk... Dealers will remedy the problem by incorporating an energy-absorbing honeycomb material to the underside of the access panel. The recall is expected to begin this month... (Photo from valleymetro.org: VM New Flyer bus)Labels: busmakers' news worldwide
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