C40 CITIES RELEASES INTERIM RESULTS FROM LATIN AMERICA HYBRID ELECTRIC BUS TEST
Published at 10.05.2012 in Alternatives, International developments
The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) has released interim results from its Hybrid & Electric Bus Test Program, developed in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative, and supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). The results come from test segments run in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo; additional segments will take place there in Q2 and Q3 2012. In Bogotá and Curitiba, new segments will take place in Q2 and Q3 2012. Participating bus companies include Eletra, Volvo Bus Corporation, TATSA, and BYD.
FORMULA ONE FLYWHEEL TO BE TRIALLED ON LONDON BUSES
Published at 01.05.2012 in Alternatives, Public transport
A fuel saving device developed for Formula One is to be fitted to six prototype buses. The Go-Ahead Group and Williams Hybrid Power, a subsidiary of Williams Grand Prix Engineering, have teamed up to develop a flywheel energy storage application for use in buses.
IVECO IRISBUS: RECORD ORDER FOR HYBRID BUSES
Published at 27.04.2012 in Alternatives, Public transport
Iveco has announced a record order for its hybrid Diesel-electric buses: with 102 vehicles, 41 standard and 61 articulated, the French city of Dijon has signed Europe’s largest single order for hybrid buses. Produced in the Iveco Irisbus factory in Annonay, France, the hybrid Diesel-electric buses are available as complete vehicles (the Citelis 12 and 18 metre models) or as a chassis and bodywork produced in Rorthais under the name of Access'Bus GX 327 and GX 427.
DONGFENG YANGTSE BUS RELEASES FIRST ZINC-AIR BATTERY BUSES
Published at 17.04.2012 in Alternatives, Public transport
China's first Zinc-Air battery bus was recently shown on the Chinese new energy auto show and has passed through the national test and state acceptance. These buses are co-developed by Yangtze Bus and one new energy technology company in Wuhan. The first buses will be on the road in Wuhan later this year. These experiments are initiated in this city, because the Zinc-air batteries are manufactured by a local company.
BEIJING PUBLIC TRANSPORT SWITCHES TO NATURAL GAS BUSES
Published at 15.04.2012 in Alternatives, International developments
Foton Bus has developed an 18 meter articulated LNG bus for Beijing Public Transport Holdings, Ltd. (BPT). She indicates that she will be switching from diesel buses to natural gas buses for future bus purchases, according to reports in the Chinese press. This year, BPT will purchase 280 units of the new Foton 18 m sized LNG articulated buses.
