DAF ANNOUNCES EURO 6 ENGINES WITH COMMON RAIL
Published at 14.04.2012 in Components, Environment
DAF Trucks announces a new engine generation, developed for the new Euro 6 emissions legislation. The 12.9 litre Euro 6 MX-13 engine uses ultra-modern common rail technology, a turbo with variable geometry and advanced controls for maximum efficiency. In order to comply with the strict Euro 6 emissions requirements, it features exhaust gas recirculation, together with SCR technology and an active soot filter.
ENOVA SYSTEMS DELIVERS ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEMS TO OPTARE
Published at 13.04.2012 in Alternatives, Company news
Enova Systems, Inc. has delivered four incremental 120 kW drive systems to Optare Plc for integration into their Solo Electric Bus. Optare has chosen Enova as the production drive system supplier for their all electric buses. Optare designs, manufactures and sells single deck and double deck buses and mini coaches. Its buses operate in the UK, Continental Europe, and North America.
MAN ARTICULATED BUS CHASSIS FOR ISRAEL'S BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS
Published at 12.04.2012 in Mass transit, Vehicle news
One of Israel's largest bus operators, DAN Society for Public Transport, recently presented the first of 172 futuristically designed buses in Haifa that will form the backbone of the state-of-the-art Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in the major cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv. MAN Truck & Bus is supplying three-axle low-floor articulated buses for this system, powered by 360-hp common-rail diesel engines that comply with the currently strictest EEV (enhanced environmentally-friendly vehicle) emission standard. The futuristic bodies of the buses, which are equipped with powerful air-conditioning systems suitable for hot climates, are manufactured locally in Israel by the Ha’argaz company.
SCANIA LAUNCHES GAS BUSES ON BRITISH MARKET
Published at 11.04.2012 in Alternatives, Public transport
Following significant success in a number of Swedish cities and other locations around the world, Scania (Great Britain) Limited in conjunction with bodybuilder Alexander Dennis Limited is to launch a low entry gas bus into the UK. The new vehicle will be based on Scania's KUB chassis and feature Scania's 270 horsepower EEV 9.3-litre five-cylinder energy efficient lean burn gas engine, which offers high efficiency and low fuel consumption with no need for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR).
NEW GLOBAL BUS RAPID TRANSIT DATABASE LAUNCHED
Published at 10.04.2012 in International developments, Mass transit
Three global organizations — EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute’s center for sustainable transport, and the Across Latitudes and Cultures- Bus Rapid Transit Centre of Excellence (ALC-BRT CoE) — in collaboration with the International Energy Agency (IEA) teamed up to launch the most comprehensive, public database of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems around the world, http://BRTdata.org.
