Not exact matches
Today, a 2017 model year
diesel truck or
bus sold in the U.S. is
over 98 % cleaner than one 17 years ago.
In China, fleets of hybrid
diesel buses are equipped with ultracapacitors that charge up swiftly from regenerative braking systems, and later accelerate the
bus until the
diesel engine can take
over.
Electric Vehicle Company Expanding in Foster City: Motiv Power Systems Top Zero - Emission Powertrain Manufacturer for Trucks,
Buses Aug 18, 2016 The Daily Journal (San Mateo, CA) Move over dirty diesel, there's a growing electric vehicle company in town hoping to make zero - emission trucks and buses the wave of the fu
Buses Aug 18, 2016 The Daily Journal (San Mateo, CA) Move
over dirty
diesel, there's a growing electric vehicle company in town hoping to make zero - emission trucks and
buses the wave of the fu
buses the wave of the future.
Big Trucks were also big news at the event, and with most everything imaginable done to pick - ups, builders turned their creative efforts to 1950s - era, over-the-road big rigs, ton and ton and a half behemoths with modern
diesels turning at least one turbocharger, 30s era shells built to support a cooling system under the hood so that a mid-engine
diesel could sit behind it, duallies spinning enough rubber to shoe twenty Minis, school
buses both short and long, a whole row of utility vans, and the ever popular fast and bulbous cab -
overs.
These
buses will have the fuel efficiency equivalent of 24 miles per gallon, reducing fueling cost by as much as 80 percent
over regular
diesel or hybrid
buses.
The ultra low - floor luxury Citylife
buses were displayed at the 2016 Auto Expo in
diesel variants but the company has supplied
over 100 Citylife CNG
buses to the Noida Metro Rail Company, making it available in two variants.
The downsizing of the drivetrain components means that the weight penalty of the Citaro hybrid
bus over a conventional
diesel - powered articulated
bus is only around one tonne.
The hybrid
bus can move up to 12 MPH in all - electric mode, and
over that the
diesel engine kicks in.