All Posts Tagged With: "hybrid bus"
Hybrid buses debut on Staten Island
There was a bevy of transit officials and politicians assembled Friday at West Brighton’s Castleton Depot as the first 15 Orion VII Next Generation Hybrid-Electric buses were officially feted on Staten Island. These are just a few of the 850 strong order on its way to New York. Staten Island will receive 159 of these [...]
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Volvo launching hybrid bus at Hanover
Volvo has announced plans to launch a new hybrid bus for Europe at the IAA Bus and Truck Show in Hanover, Germany this September. No stranger to building big hybrids, Volvo had been waiting to have a go at a bus until it was more “commercially viable.” Now, with many parts based on standard products, [...]
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Maxwell will supply ultracaps for Milan’s electric buses
About a year ago, Maxwell Technologies told the world about the Chinese government using its ultracapacitors in various official vehicles. Another July brings another announcement, and so we learn that the city of Milan, Italy will soon be using Maxwell’s ultracap modules in its hybrid and electric buses. The 125-volt BOOSTCAP ultracapacitor modules will store [...]
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Riding the bus
In all the time I’ve been writing for Auto@CooOne Green I’ve driven a great many different cars and trucks. Whether it’s for ABG, Auto@CooOne or my day job at Green Fuels Forecast, I drive most of these different vehicles to review them on one or more of the sites. From time to time, schedules work [...]
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