BUSES NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Argentine - BYD to produce pure-electric city buses in
Buenos Aires, Argentine -Busworld -23 Nov 2011: -- Recently, the Argetinian Minister of Industry signed an agreement with BYD Company concerning the production of electric city buses and lithium batteries in that country... Minister, Débora Giorgi, signed the agreement with the chairman of the board of directors and CEO of BYD Company, Wang Chuanfu, which says that the BYD Company will start produce electric buses and accessories in Argentina...
* USA - Alcoa Develops New All-Aluminum Design for New BYD Electric Bus
New York,NY,USA -Business Wires/ALCOA (PR) -November 10, 2011: -- Alcoa today announced it has developed a new all-aluminum space frame and bus design for BYD that has reduced the weight of the new BYD Electric Bus body by 40 percent, or nearly one ton, versus steel options. The first two BYD Electric Bus prototypes were launched this week in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China... In addition to reducing the weight of the bus body, Alcoa solutions including Alcoa forged wheels and Huck Spin® fasteners reduced the overall bus weight by 1.2 tons in total. The combined weight savings are expected to help improve the overall range of the electric bus by at least 10 percent. The new bus has a range of approximately 300 kilometers (188 miles) on a full charge...
* UK - London Starts experiments with Wireless Charging for Buses
(Photo: A Optare Solo bus)
London,UK -Busworld -14 Nov 2011: -- Qualcomm Incorporated announced the first Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) trial for London... The pre-commercial trial is expected to start in early 2012 and will involve as many as 50 electric vehicles (EVs). The trial will use Qualcomm wireless inductive power transfer technology that enables high-efficiency power transfer across a large air gap... It is very easy to use: the driver simply parks the vehicle in the usual way and the system automatically aligns for power transfer, making parking easier and charging hassle free... * China - COSLIGHT to produce pure electric buses within two years
Hong Kong,China -Busworld -22 Nov 2011: -- The Hong Kong-listed battery manufacturer Coslight Technology International Group Co., Ltd. (Coslight) intends to produce pure electric buses within two years, revealed Coslight chairman Song Dianquan recently. With the production lines in its Harbin base expanded, the annual battery production capacity will increase to 400,000 kWh... The company’s lithium-ion battery life can reach seven years, according to Coslight, and is rechargeable till up to 3,000 times. Vehicles equipped with these batteries can reach a speed up to 120 km/h... According to Song, there are eight auto manufacturers that have applied the lithium-ion batteries it developed for electric vans, and the company has signed agreements with Chongqing Hengtong Bus and GAC to provide 34 lithium-ion battery systems for the two Chinese automakers. The company expects to double sales revenue of the lithium-ion batteries...
* India - Tata brings AC buses for commuters
(Photo by Amran Hossain/Star Business Report: Indian Tata Motors plans to market 300 air-conditioned buses in Bangladesh, targeting commuters in Dhaka city)
Dhaka City,Bangladesh -The Daily Star Business -25 Nov 2011: -- Indian Tata Motors yesterday launched its low-floor air-conditioned bus in Bangladesh to attract city bus service providers... India's largest automobile company said it wants to market 300 AC buses, especially among the bus service providers in Dhaka... Tata Motors Managing Director, PM Telang, said: " Tata wants to bring in manufacturing facility in Bangladesh..."Labels: busmakers news worldwide, electric buses
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