FIRST CHINESE FUEL CELL BUS PRESENTED AT BUSWORLD ASIA 2008
Published at 19.03.2008 in Busworld, Alternatives, International developments, Public transport, Technology, Vehicle news, Environment
At the Sunlong stand during the recently held Busworld Asia exhibition Sunlonmg and its partner Shanghai Shen-Li High Tech Co showed the first Chinese fuel-cell bus, prepared for operation in Beijing.
YUCHAI'S EXPORT DIESEL ENGINES RECEIVE KEY EUROPEAN CERTIFICATION
China Yuchai International Limited, one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of diesel engines in China, announced recently that its subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("Yuchai"), has received key On-Board-Diagnostics ("OBD") emission certificates from the TUV Rheinland Group, a leading global sustainable development certification company. These certifications on Yuchai's Euro III and Euro IV diesel engines will provide Yuchai with an advantage compared with other Chinese diesel engine manufacturers.
LATEST NEW YORK CITY BUSES WITH HYBRID PROPULSION COST LESS TO OWN AND OPERATE
A recent American government report says New York City’s newer hybrid-powered buses cost 40 percent less to maintain and 24 percent less to operate than earlier-generation hybrids. Those buses, the second-generation Orion VII from Daimler Buses North America, are powered by BAE Systems’ HybriDrive® diesel-electric propulsion system.
NOVA BUS SECURES ORDER FOR 141 HYBRID BUSES TO VANCOUVER
Nova Bus, a subsidiary of Volvo Bus Corporation (NASDAQ:VOLV) (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB), has received an order for 141 hybrid buses to TransLink in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The contract includes an option for an additional 110 buses.
FURTHER SOLARIS HYBRID BUSES FOR GERMANY
After the third Solaris hybrid bus in Germany entered service in the Ruhr area with Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG on 4 January, the “dachshund with two hearts” – the two hearts symbolise the combination of diesel and electric engines – will find a home in three further German cities in the course of 2008, where it will help to reduce the strain on the environment.
