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1.11.16
ENVIROMENT HELP = ELECTRIC BUSES * USA: Report
* California - Electric buses and trucks can help clean the air and give a big economic boost to communities most in need
--- When most people think of electric vehicles, we think of cars, like Teslas, Chevy Volts and Nissan Leafs. But trucks and buses are going electric, too, and the impact on both our air and our economy could be huge...The Union of Concerned Scientists and the Greenlining Institute recently joined forces to analyze the growing electric truck and bus industry, producing the report "Delivering Opportunity: How Electric Buses and Trucks Can Create Jobs and Improve Public Health in California" ... While we focused on California, where electric buses and trucks are taking off rapidly, what we found has major implications for the whole country... You may not hear much about electric trucks and buses, but they’re here and growing. In the coming years, they can help clean the air we all breathe and give a big economic boost to communities most in need... (Photo Credit: miker / Shutterstock.com - Hybrid Electric Bus shows Minneapolis' commitment to clean, lower emissions, transportation August 15, 2009 in Minneapolis) -- San Francisco, CAL, USA - AlterNet, by Jimmy O’Dea and Joel Espino - October 26, 2016
* Karnakata / India - Electric buses daily earn 82 per cent more profit than diesel vehicles
-- Electric buses generate 27 percent more revenue and 82 percent more profits than diesel buses per day, according to an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) study evaluating electric vehicles for urban transport... The findings have special significance because primary mass transit in Indian cities is provided by 150,000 diesel buses, held responsible for contributing to urban smog and carbon emissions that are warming the planet... As much as 25 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission can be cut every year for every diesel bus replaced by an electric bus, said the IISC study, conducted bySheela Ramasesha and her group at the Divecha Centre for Climate Change in Bengaluru... Diesel-powered buses and trucks contribute higher CO2 than lighter motor vehicles powered by petrol, a study in the journal Atmospheric Environment said in 2009... Despite the high initial investment, the absence of tailpipe exhaust fumes, silent running, and lower idling motor energy losses at bus stops or traffic signals could make the electric bus one of those technological options for urban India... (Photo: First electric bus launched in Bangalore) -- Bangalore, Karnakata, India - The New Indian Express - 21st March 2016
* British Columbia / Canada - Report: Electric & Hybrid Electric buses eemand to grow at 17% till 2021
-- Growing demand for zero emission vehicles and implementation of favourable government policies to drive growth in global electric & hybrid electric bus market through 2021... According to TechSci Research report, "Global Electric & Hybrid Electric Buses Market, By Vehicle Type, By Technology, Competition Forecast and Opportunities, 2011-2021", global market for electric & hybrid electric buses offers huge growth potential. Major global economies such as the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, China, etc., have already deployed a huge number of new buses with electric and hybrid fuel systems. Major factors driving global electric & hybrid electric buses market include rising pollution concerns, rapid developments in transportation sector, coupled with governments across various countries launching initiatives to switch from clean energy buses comprising CNG/LPG buses to zero emission buses. Over the next five years, developed economies offer tremendous potential for incorporation of these high priced electric & hybrid electric buses in their transportation networks... Leading electric & hybrid electric bus manufacturers across the globe have been constantly working on lowering cost of batteries in order to boost adoption of electric & hybrid buses in various developed as well as major developing countries, globally. Few of the leading electric & hybrid electric bus manufacturers such as Zhengzhou Yutong Group, BYD, Volvo, Zhongtong Bus, etc., have been expanding their product portfolios and focusing on introduction of various models of electric & hybrid electric buses with advanced features that are specific to a country's requirements and road conditions... (Photo: Beijing's electric bus fleet in service during the 2008 Olympics) -- Burnaby,BC,CAN - PRNewswire - March 23, 2016
* DC / USA - Accelerating zero-emission mass transit one EV bus order at a time
-- During the last ten years the United States has borne witness to a patchwork of federal transportation funding measures. But on December 4, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, crystallizing a long-term investment future for manufacturers, infrastructure providers and public transit agencies alike. Backed by strong bipartisan support, the $305 billion surface transportation bill marks the first multi-year, fully-funded bill of its kind in over a decade, which sets the historical legislation in stark relief against years of inadequate funding... The law is of particular importance to the emerging zero-emission bus industry. Transit agencies will see an 89 percent increase of current funding levels for the Bus and Bus Facilities Program and bolstered investment in the Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment (LoNo) Program... Lastly,the FAST Act enhances state transportation programs. For example,California transit agencies can take advantage of the state’s existingHybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) and still lease batteries through the FAST Act, dramatically reducing upfront capital costs...
Washington, DC, USA - The Hill, by Eric J. McCarthy - March 23, 2016
* California / USA - Link Transit orders first 4 BYD electric buses
-- Link Transit, in the City of Wenatchee, Washington, USA, will take delivery of their first four battery electric transit buses from the global electric vehicle leader BYD Coach & Bus... The BYD K9S is a 35 foot derivative of the BYD K9 40 foot bus which is the most popular electric bus platform on earth, with more than 6,000 now running in revenue service in cities from Los Angeles, to London and Hong Kong... BYD’s Battery Electric bus employs many advanced technologies developed in-house by a staff of more than 15,000 R&D engineers and includes the BYD Iron-Phosphate battery which boasts the only 12-year-battery warranty in the industry. Combined with BYD’s proprietary in-wheel hub motors and regenerative braking system, the BYD battery electric bus offers the lowest life cycle cost of ownership... (Photo: Business Wire - The 35' BYD K9S that will be joining LINK's fleet in 2016) -- Los Angeles, CAL, USA -- BUSINESS WIRE - March 22, 2016
* UK - FIRST ELECTRIC DOUBLE-DECKER BUS - ** London BUSES WITH SPEED-LIMITING TECHNOLOGY
* England - London unveils first electric double-decker bus
-- Bus set to start running on capital's roads in a month's time...Transport for London has unveiled the world's first fully electric double-decker bus, just a month before it is due to hit the capital's roads... The new bus, which was built by Chinese manufacturers BYD and comes with a £350,000 price tag, was debuted this week at an event next to City Hall... The bus is set to begin running on route 98 between Willesden and Holborn in mid-April, while TfL has said another four will soon be in operation as part of a pilot project... Daniels added that the principle driver behind using electric buses in London is to improve air quality... (Photo from TfL: London double-decker electric bus unveiled) -- London, EN, UK - Business Green, by Jocelyn Timperley - 17 March 2016
** England - London buses to be fitted with speed-limiting technology
-- All buses inLondon will be fitted with speed-limiting technology from 2017, saysTransport for London (TfL).TfLsays it wants to reduce the number of people killed on the road and the technology, which prevents acceleration above speed limits, could help... The move follows the conclusion of trials on two bus routes with a range of road conditions and speed limits... Buses with the technology stayed within the speed limit 97 to 99% of the time, said the organisation... The incidents of excess speeds were seen on downhill sections of road, it added, but such events were "rare"... Leon Daniels, managing director of surface transport at TfL, said,he would now work with manufacturers so all buses coming off the production line could be fitted with the technology from next year... (Image AP: New Routemaster) - London, EN, UK - BBC News - 18 March 2016
* Uganda - SOLAR POWERED BUSES in trial on Kampala
* Kampala - Kiira Motors test drives 35-seater EV Kayoola electric bus (Video by NTVUganda - Jan 31, 2016: Kiira Motors, the lone Ugandan car manufacturer has test driven their 35 seater bus named Kayoola. It is the first time the bus powered by batteries which lasted four years to make was unveiled. While the manufacturers are hopeful the automobile will later be produced for the market, they cite logistical and personnel challenges as major ones)
-- Kiira Motors, the lone Ugandan car manufacturer on Sunday morning has test driven their 35 seater bus named Kayoola. It is the first time the bus powered by batteries which lasted four years to make was unveiled. While the manufacturers are hopeful the automobile will later be produced for the market, they cite logistical and personnel challenges as major ones...
-- The CTA's bus fleet is about to get more high-tech. The agency will buy roughly two dozen fully electric buses... The CTA has been testing two models for the past year. Officials said that made the CTA the first major transit agency in the U.S. to incorporate all-electric buses into daily service on several routes across the city. The buses have traveled 25,000 miles so far and were able to go 80 miles on a single battery charge... Officials said riders will notice a much quieter ride. Electric buses also mean better air quality for everyone... The CTA plans to buy between 20 and 30 of the buses later this year, using federal grants... (Photo: The CTAs bus fleet is about to get more high-tech. The agency will buy 20-30 fully electric buses) -- Chicago, ILL, USA - WLS/ABC 7 Chicago - January 22, 2016
* Missouri - City testing fully electric bus this week
.. The city ofColumbia is testing the fully electric bus to see if it is a feasible alternative to diesel or natural gas-powered buses... Beginning Wednesday, the bus will shuttle riders around on the city’s coreGold and Black CoMo Connect routes. University of Missouri students were able to test the bus Monday and Tuesday, when the vehicle ran the Tiger Line daytime routebetween the MU Student Center andthe Hearnes and Trowbridge parking lots, Public Works Director John Glascock said...Each 35-seat bus comes with its own charger that plugs into the back of the vehicle and can fully charge it in about three hours,said Drew Brooks, the city’s multimodal transportation manager.The bus, can drive about 200 miles in the city or 300 miles on the highway with a full charge... The bus ran for 12 hours Monday and used about one-fourth of a full charge, which equates to about 118 kilowatt hours, said. The cost to run the electric bus from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. was $5.78; the cost to run one of the city’s diesel buses for the same period is $75 to $100, depending on the price of fuel... The city’s natural gas-powered buses each cost about $500,000, and its diesel buses cost about the same, Brooks said. A new 40-foot electric bus costs about $600,000 and has a warranty of 12 years, he said. A similarly modeled 30-foot bus costs about $425,000... (Photo by Nick Schnelle/Tribune - Electric bus tour - City Manager Mike Matthes exits an electric bus after touring the vehicle Tuesday. City leaders and officials toured the bus and learned how the city might use electric buses in the future) -- Columbia, MISS, USA - The Columbia Daily Tribune, by CAITLIN CAMPBELL - May 13, 2015
* Minnesota -Metro Transit tries out new line of electric buses
--Metro Transit is trying out another line of electric buses, looking for the next generation of vehicles that can be environmentally friendly and cost effective... Metro Transit general manager Brian Lamb said, they want to start to diversify their fleet, and one way to do that is to incorporate electric buses...The buses are expensive at about $800,000 each, which is about $300,000 more than a traditional bus. ButLamb saidthey expect big savings on fuel... In the last 20 years, Metro Transithave made great strides in reducing emissions, Lamb said...Another benefit of the electric bus is the relative silence of the vehicles... He said they are looking at three different companies and if they decide to go ahead with the buses, they will start taking bids by the end of this year... (Photo: Minneapolis' Metro Transit double chassis bus bending at 90 °) -- Minneapolis, MINN, USA - CBS Minnesota/WCCO, by Susie Jones - May 13, 2015
ELECTRIC BUSES * Australia: Sydney Airport investigates ones
* New South Wales - Electric buses for the airport
-- Sydney Airport has announced it is investigating the addition of electric buses to the airport’s parking and ground transport operations... The airport has invited Expressions of Interest from manufacturers in Australia and overseas to take part in an open tender for the supply of electric buses, to be used on the shuttle route between the T2/T3 precinct and the Blu Emu Car Park, according to Sydney Airport...Sydney Airport is advertising its electric bus tender in a number of publications in Australia, the USA, the UK, Europe and Asia, with interested parties required to register Expressions of Interest by 12 June... In 2014, more than 1.6 million passengers and airport workers were transported on the Blu Emu Car Park’s buses...Electric shuttle buses operate in Manchester and Nottingham in the UK and at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, while electric bus trials have taken place in cities as diverse as Los Angeles, Bangalore and Kuala Lumpur... (Photo: Sydney Airport) -- Sydney, NSW, Australia - The FINANCIAL -11 May 2015
ELECTRIC BUSES * China: Wireless charging stations for
* Hong Kong - ZTE to expand wireless charging facilities for Tesla-likeelectric buses across China
-- Telecoms giant ZTE Corp is about to launch a wireless charging service for electric buses in several mainland cities, a step towards becoming a key player in the growing market of alternative-fuel vehicles... Academus Tian, vice-president of ZTE's New Energy division, said its technology would go into operation for 10 bus routes in June, with the transport companies paying for the service... ZTE already had wireless charging stations in seven mainland cities, including Chengdu in Sichuan , Kunming in Yunnan and Shenzhen... The system involves an energy transmission module, buried underground, and a reception module installed on the vehicle. The stations can be built at bus terminals or car parks... ZTE faces the additional challenge of bringing wireless charging costs in line with traditional systems. It's now twice as expensive. "But the cost of wireless charging would [be] cut sharply if it attracts a large quantity of users," Tian said... The mainland government is making a concerted push towards increasing reliance on "green" vehicles, with the transport ministry announcing last month that officials aimed to add 200,000 buses and 100,000 taxis powered by alternative fuels by 2020... (Photo: Xinhua - A China-made electric bus, among a new fleet of green cars rolled out across the mainland) -- Hong,Kong, China - South China Morning Post, by He Huifeng - 4 April, 2015
* Kentucky - Louisville gets its first fully-electric, zero-emissions city buses
Louisville,KEN,USA -Clean Technica, by James Ayre -January 16th, 2015: -- Louisville the land of bourbon whiskey and bluegrass; the Gateway to the South; and now, one of the first cities in the US to be home to a fleet of fully electric, zero-emissions, city-transit buses. Louisville’s Transit Authority of the River City recently debuted the new bus system — dubbed ZeroBus — at a launch event showcasing just how nice and shiny the new buses look... Other cities around the country that now have electric bus service, to some degree or other, include: San Antonio (TX), Tallahassee (FL), Stockton and Pomona (California), and Worcester (Massachusetts). Seattle and Nashville are expected to implement electric buses sometime in the near future as well...
* Bangalore - BMTC banks on Tata Motors to add hybrid buses to its fleet
(Photo: BMTC operated this electric bus, made by a Chinese company, ByD, on trial basis, but found its cost prohibitive) Bangalore,India -The Bangalore Mirror, by Suchith Kidiyoor -Oct 17, 2014: -- You could seriously plan to leave your private vehicles in your garages and take to commuting around the city in an air-conditioned public transport vehicle - a hybrid one, and at no higher fare than the already running premium air-conditioned buses of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation... BMTC is planning to pick up hybrid vehicles and is looking atTata Motors... BMTC plans to procure 30 hybrid buses for its fleet, and selected Tata Motors' proposals as they offered two different designs for BMTC - one in which the buses would run using a combination of diesel and electric propulsion, and the other using either diesel or electric motors to power the buses... The buses running on diesel-cum-electric motors are priced at Rs 2.3 crore each, while the ones powered by either diesel or electric motors cost Rs 1.5 crore each. The latter provides the driver an option to use one or the other, which means if the bus is running out on diesel while on the go, he can switch to the electric motor for power...
* What is a Hybrid bus?
Bangalore,India -Bangalore Mirror - Oct 17, 2014: -- A hybrid bus combines conventional internal combustion engine propulsion system with an electric propulsion system. The internal combustion engines are the ones that use petrol or diesel to power the vehicle. The electric propulsion system powers electric cars like Reva, and are becoming increasingly popular due to its non-polluting nature. * Diesel-electric hybrid: The propulsion uses diesel and electric motors together to power the vehicle. This ensures lesser consumption of diesel. * Diesel/electric hybrid: This propulsion uses either diesel or electric at any given time of driving. It helps keeping the other as back-up. Many such buses have been introduced by manufacturers in the US, UK, New Zealand and Japan, some claiming a cut in carbon dioxide emissions up to 31% and fuel savings of 40%.
* Chennai -Ashok Leyland to start manufacturing electric, hybrid buses in India
(Photo: Ashkok Leyland's Optare electric bus) Chennai,India -BS - October 15, 2014:-- Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland is planning to start manufacturing and marketing its electric and hybrid buses in India from next year. Vinod Dasari, managing director of Ashok Leyland, said that Optare, the company's arm in UK, has been leading the electric and hybrid vehicle manufacturers there and its intention is to bring the Optare products to India... The electric and hybrid bus cost a lot of money and they do not make economic sense by themselves unless the State comes forward to support, he said thanking UK government for its support. The company sells around 100 units in UK a year.The company will be launching the Solo bus from Optare, through Ashok Leyland, in India in the Bus Expo in New Delhi in January 22, next year... The company would have to make investments in electric battery handling capabilities, not manufacturing capabilities. The bus itself will not require substantial investments other than the tooling to make it...
* Italy - Sardinia Island, trialtwo electric buses
-Busworld -16 Aug 2014:-- Europe’s first driverless bus trial has started on the Italian island of Sardinia. Co-funded by the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme, the demonstrations are led by the City Mobil 2 project (CM2), which is testing automated vehicles (AVs) in real-life urban environments... The two driverless electric buses, which can take up to 12 passengers each, have been provided by Robosoft and are being piloted on a busy pedestrianized seafront promenade in Oristano. The buses are guided by a differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) and have three levels of safety: two laser scanners on the front that detect obstacles within 30m (98ft); ultrasound detectors on the front and the sides that recognise obstacles, even if they are not in the vehicle’s direct trajectory; and a mechanical device that forces a stop in an emergency. Italian law requires that a human ‘supervisor’ is present on board and is capable of taking command of the vehicle if required. Despite the automation, a driver/supervisor provided by the region’s public transport operator travels on the vehicle and has a console with which they can override the autonomous systems and take control of the vehicle. The operator also provides assistance and information to the passengers, as well as collecting travel data, which will be used for further statistical analysis...
* England - London to get hybrid buses that could charge wirelessly
(Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images: A London bus) London,EN,UK -The Guardian Environment Network/Business Green, by James Murray -28 August 2014:--TfL announced it will test four specially designed hybrid buses that would soak up power wirelessly at bus stops. London’s fast-expanding green bus fleet is to receive a further boost, after Transport for London (TfL) announced on Wednesday the launch of a new trial to test four specially designed hybrid buses capable of wirelessly charging their batteries at bus stops.
The Alexander Dennis Enviro400H E400 buses feature a diesel-electric hybrid engine and have been fitted with technology that will enable to batteries to receive a charging boost when stationary at specially equipped bus stops.
Four buses will operate from next year on theStagecoach-operated route 69 betweenCanning TownandWalthamstowbus stations, both of which will be fitted with inductive wireless charging technology...
* Lausanne - We could have electric buses that recharge in 15 seconds
(Video from Youtube, by epflnews -Jun 16, 2014: TOSA is the first full electric articulate bus that runs without overhead lines. With its so called "flash charging", it recharges at the bus stops along the route in a record time of 15 seconds.
EPFL researchers have developed a mathematical model to optimized the costs of a prospective bus line using TOSA technology) Lausanne,Swiss -Autoblog Green, by Danny King -Aug 18th 2014: ... Switzerland's Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) is leading of a group of public and private entities that is developing something calledthe TOSA bus system.TOSA buses get recharged via a robotic arm that connects the roof-mounted bus batteries to an electric charging system mounted on the bus stop. The buses can hold up to 133 people and the "flash charging" provides enough juice in a 15-second charge to get the bus to the next electrified stop without delaying the route. The researchers say such buses could be put into regular service inGenevaby 2017...
* Electric Buses overall best for CO2, health & price; hydrogen worst
Clean Technica, by Mike Barnard -August 11th, 2014:-- Recently on CleanTechnica there have been a couple of excellent pieces on the challenges with hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles in general, but how would they be for urban transit buses specifically? It’s instructive to look at an apples-to-apples comparisons of diesel, electric trolley and hydrogen buses traveling 100 kilometres in the USA.
Hydrogen is the most expensive fuel for buses, and it’s not the lowest greenhouse gas choice either. There’s no good argument for hydrogen fuel cell buses except in deeply polluted cities with coal-only grids, and that niche is shrinking not growing... Diesel buses are the lowest greenhouse gas choice on average today, but the health impacts of diesel emissions in densely populated urban centres makes them a difficult choice, especially when urban areas are attempting to clean up their air... Electric trolley buses are the cheapest to operate, have much lower health impacts than diesel buses and are already the best choice for greenhouse gas emissions in 20% of the US states.They will only improve as the grid decarbonizes. The smart money is on electrification of urban buses...
* Oregon -TriMet plugs electric bus into local routes. Chinese vehicles pose a challenge to stay charged on road
(Photo Credit: COURTESY TRIMET - TriMet picked up and dropped off passengers with the BTD electric bus it road tested in) Portland,ORE,USA -The Portland Tribune, by Jim Redden -12 August 2014: -- Portlandplanners believe more people are going to live in apartments along major transit lines in the future. That’s good for the environment, because it should reduce the number of cars on the road. But there’s one obvious drawback for those new residents — diesel buses are noisy and smelly, simultaneously enhancing and undermining livability wherever they go...TriMet is hoping to tap a new technology that could reduce that drawback: electric buses. Because they are propelled by electric motors, such buses are relatively quiet and emit no exhaust gases... TriMethas looked at two different kinds of electric buses in Portland. The first is made byBYD, a Chinese manufacturer... The second bus is made by Proterra, a Greenville, N.C., manufacturer. The company brought one of its electric buses to town last week, where it was displayed on Thursday at the downtown World Trade Centerwhere PGE — a strong supporter of electric vehicles — is headquarters. TriMetthen took it to one of their maintenance yards, where drivers and mechanics examined it... TriMet saysBYD buseshave the potential to substantially reduce operating cost savings, not only compared to its 40-foot diesel buses, but also compared to hybrid and compressed natural gas-powered buses on the market... BYD buses normally take two to four hours to recharge. But WAVE produces a supplemental charging system that will allow the buses to slightly recharge while in use...Proterra uses a different charging system — an elevated docking device that connects to the top of the bus and fully recharges its batteries in mere minutes... Proterra’snew bus costs $825,000, almost twice as much as an equivalent diesel bus. The recharging docks cost an additional $600,000...
* Gujarat - Electric bus pilot project to be launched in
(Photo: Pilot project to run 'electric-buses' for public transport between state capital Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad) Gandhinagar,Gujarat,India -Press Trust of India -Jul 14, 2014:-- As part of efforts to ensure a cleaner and greener environment, the Gujarat government will soon introduce a pilot project to run 'electric-buses' for public transport betweenstate capital Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad... Moving ahead, the state-run Gujarat Power Corporation Limited (GPCL) has invited expression of interest from the potential companies interested in the project which has been flashed on its official website... The state government is claiming to launch the project by end of the year, though the time is not yet set for the opening phase. The 'green-project' of the state government will also involve deploying, commissioning, supervision and monitoring the electric vehicles transport system based on solar powered energy for six months from the date of commissioning...
(Photo: A prototype of the BYD electric bus) Astoria,ORE,USA -Portland Radio Project/The Daily Astorian, by REBECCA WEBB -June 22, 2014: -- If you catch the bus over the next couple of weeks, you might get to ride on an experimental electric bus - an e-bus...For the first time, TriMet is test-driving an all-electric bus in the Portland area. And if it happens to stop at your stop, you'll get a free ride - since the e-bus is not yet equipped with a fare box...The electric buses, made by Chinese-owned Build Your Dreams (BYD) Motors, are also being tested in other U.S. cities (such as Manhattan, wherethe Metropolitan Transportation Authority rolled out a similar e-bus, last year) along with Canada,Europe andSouth andCentral America.With a range of over 155 miles on a single charge, BYD e-buses meet an estimated 80 percent of urban transit needs, and are widely used in Shenzhen and other Chinesecities... BYD's e-buses use iron-phosphate powered batteries which the company claims are non-toxic and environmentally friendly...
* Switzerland - Electric bus takes 15 seconds to receive an energy boost
* Swiss - TOSA tech charges up electric buses in 15 seconds
(Picture: A new flash-charging system for electric buses delivers 15-second-long battery boosts at selected stops) Geneve,Switzerland -Gizmag, by Ben Coxworth -June 4, 2013:-- InGeneva, however, they’re trying something else: a system in which an electric bus takes 15 seconds to receive an energy boost at selected stops... Billed as “the world's first high-capacity flash charging electric bus system,” the technology was created bythe Zurich-basedABB Group.The system is known as TOSA, orTrolleybus Optimisation Système Alimentation [Optimizing Power System]. Here’s how it works ... The bus begins its route with a fully-charged battery.At every third or fourth stop, a charging mechanism on the roof of the bus engages an overhead receptacle that’s installed at the stop. The charging mechanism is mounted on a movable arm, and is able to line itself up with the receptacle using a laser guidance system. Once the two devices are coupled, the receptacle delivers a 15-second-long 400-kilowatt boost to the bus’ batteries.This takes place as passengers are getting on and off of the bus...
Espoo,Finland -Busworld (Belgium) -29 April 2013:-- Ebusco,the Dutch manufacturer of electric buses, had a prototype of its full electric bus on a test ride in the Finish city of Espooduring the last week of March. The results of this test are very promising, according to both parties involved.Since the presentation of the Ebusco100% electric bus inEindhoven last year and later on in Hannover duringthe IAA, things turn out to be booming... The mission ofEbusco is to promote and sell 100% electric buses and drive systems for electric buses and all related auxiliary systems for electric buses. For this, Ebuscosigned an agreement with Yintong Power fromChina...Ebuscocan supply all key components and key systems to build a 100% electric bus or convert present diesel buses to full electric buses. It supplies electric components, sub systems and auxiliaries for buses and any other type of electric vehicle, like electric motors, motor controllers, battery packages, auxiliaries and on board-, single- and multiple chargers up to charge stations for 32 buses.These components have proven to be reliable and efficient in hundreds of buses during normal daily operation travelling approx. 325 km per day for more than two years...
* Colombia - BYD delivering electric buses to Bogota
(Picture: BYD K9 model bus) Bogota,Colombia -Busworld (Belgium) -17 April 2013:-- BYD Company Ltd.of China and Express del Futuroof Bogota, Colombiaunveiled plans for an electric bus fleet inBogota, Colombia.BYD’s K9 all electric buseswill be in service in the Columbian capital by the second quarter of 2013, according to a statement from the two companies... Express, which pioneeredthe TransMilenio transportation system inBogota, will be the first to test zero-emissions, all-electric buses in fleet service in South America...
* The Netherlands - Launch all-electric bus service
(Picture: BYD’s unique Electric Bus model) Schiermonnikoog,Friesland,Netherlands,Holland -Busworld (Belgium) -27 April 2013:-- The Chinese battery-electric bus manufacturer BYD officially delivered 6 electric buses today in a ceremony at the island home ofcity of Schiermonnikoog, and the Netherlands’ first National Park inthe province of Friesland,Netherlands.The six vehicles will be operated by Arriva and were awarded last June 2012 in Europe’s first publically tendered order for electric-powered full size buses and are planned to provide visitors and residents with an environmentally-friendly public transport system for the next 15 years...BYD’s unique Electric Bus modelis a full-size, 12-meter transit bus powered entirely by the company’s advanced Iron Phosphate batteries...
* Austria - Vienna to switch two buslines fully to electric service
(Picture: Siemens/Rampini bus', in service by “Wiener Linien”) Vienna,Austria -Busworld (Belgium) -25 April 2013:-- A couple of months ago a first electric bus (eBus) for the Austrian capital city of Vienna, supplied by Siemens and the Italian bus manufacturer Rampini, has been brought into service by “Wiener Linien”, the municipal public transit company. This vehicle was the first of twelve with which the Vienna public transportation company intends to switch two of the city’s bus services completely to electric power by the summer of 2013... The entire energy requirement is stored in the onboard battery system. The batteries also supply the heating and air-conditioning systems.The main advantages over diesel and gas-powered buses lie in the energy demand, which is around 25 percent less, lower maintenance costs, and completely emissionsfree operation... The batteries can be recharged within 15 minutes, and provide a range of between 120 to 150 kilometers. The energy regained from braking is regenerated through the three-phase motors, and fed back into the lithium ferrite batteries. At night, the batteries are recharged slowly with 15 kilowatts in the bus depot...
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