Sentences with phrase «hybrid buses in»

I wonder how are the series hybrid buses in NY city performing?

Marin Transit purchased its first diesel electric hybrid buses in 2010, and currently operates 18 hybrid buses.

TriMet already has eight hybrid buses in its fleet of about 675 buses and with the federal grant will be adding four electric buses in 2018.

Not exact matches

The Company's transmissions are used in a range of applications, including on - highway trucks (distribution, refuse, construction, fire and emergency), buses (primarily school, transit and hybrid - transit), motorhomes, off - highway vehicles and equipment (energy, mining and construction) and defense vehicles (wheeled and tracked).

The mayor hopes all buses will be hybrid in time for the Olympics.

In this case the Mayor of London proposes to continue his current low emissions scheme, but, rather than widen it to penalise smaller vehicles belonging to small businesses, instead to boost the market for innovative alternatives such as electric vehicles, low - emissions taxis and hybrid buses.

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.

In partnership with the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the institute has received $ 45.4 million to develop a fleet of hybrid trucks and buses.

And, in the same way that SEPTA's hybrid buses reduce fuel consumption, SEPTA anticipates that the battery will reduce its electric bills at Letterly by 10 percent, or approximately $ 190,000 per year.

This is illustrated by the increase in the number of electric buses to nearly 50 % of total new energy buses in 2014 in response to a subsidy available for electric buses that is 50,000 RMB (approximately 7,700 USD) more than the government subsidy for plug - in hybrid electric buses.

It will take the total number of electric buses on the capital's streets to more than 120, in addition to 2,000 hybrid electric buses — 20 per cent of the whole fleet - already in operation.

Series hybrids are Hybrid Electric Vehicle Buses also known as extended range vehicles, as the engine can be used to operate the vehicle in the event that the battery is completely depleted.

Now that series electric hybrid vehicles are beginning to emerge in commercial applications (first seen in buses and soon in the Chevrolet Volt), the concept of an electrically - powered vehicle that uses an on - board turbine generator seems like a practical idea.

Inaugurated by Ville de Luxembourg on 10 February 2017, the chargers will support 5 electric hybrid buses from Volvo, fully charging each vehicle with 150kW of power in three to six minutes, during the layover times at the end point of the bus route.

As electric vehicle technology evolves, it is likely that the batteries used in electric hybrid and full electric buses will increase in size, meaning that more power will be required for charging.

Volvo has sold more than 3,500 hybrid, plug - in hybrid, and electric buses worldwide.

In addition to this the new battery electric buses, just like TriMet's current fleet of hybrid buses and select MAX trains, will have regenerative braking.

Two electric motors, each with 485 Nm The electric Actros drives very specifically with a ZF portal axle borrowed from a hybrid bus, which has been heavily modified for use in lorries: among other things, the ground clearance increases to 20 centimeters.

As a result, there is just a marginal reduction in total passenger capacity that is insignificant in practice: the standard - specification Citaro hybrid with diesel engine offers space for up to 105 passengers as a rigid bus with a permissible GVW of 18 t and 159 passengers as an articulated bus.

The only models for which hybrid drive is not available are Citaro buses fitted with the Mercedes - Benz OM 470 diesel engine due to a lack of installation space, as well as the high - capacity buses in the CapaCity series for the same reason.

Among its numerous debuts at Busworld Europe in Belgium, Daimler Buses took the wraps off the new Citaro hybrid urban bus.

The wide Citaro hybrid model line - up therefore comprises the compact Citaro K, the Citaro rigid bus, the Citaro G articulated bus, as well as the low - entry Citaro LE in all variants.

In electrification, Nitz contributed technically and led teams to develop the GM Allison Parallel Hybrid for urban buses and GM's Two - Mode Hybrid for full size trucks.

Partners with SunLine Transit Agency in this endeavor include Creative Bus Sales, CalStart, the Federal Transit Administration, the State of California Energy Commission, BAE Systems, ElDorado National, ENC, REV Vehicles for Life and US Hybrid.

XL recently completed a successful pilot deployment of school buses with Careful Bus Company in New York City outfitted with the XL hybrid system.

He takes the subway or bus if he can, and when he has to drive, hops in his Honda Civic Hybrid.

Created as hybrids and varying in size, from that of a bus shelter to a fashion runway, the pavilions operate as quasi-functional spaces that are activated by the presence of the viewer, as visitors are encouraged to walk through the sculpture and encounter reflections of themselves, others and the space around them.

Hybrid vehicles are not widely available in Argentina yet, but the country's capital will have its first hybrid electric bus with national technology and auto - parts this DecHybrid vehicles are not widely available in Argentina yet, but the country's capital will have its first hybrid electric bus with national technology and auto - parts this Dechybrid electric bus with national technology and auto - parts this December.

a huge majority of those people choose to drive to work when they could bike, take a bus, carpool, etc; and a similar high percentage could buy an electric car — they're on the dealer showroom floors in every town in the country, but they choose to buy a FF car, or perhaps a half - and - half (a hybrid).

But this is part of a much bigger push that includes converting all 300 single - decker buses in the center to zero emissions by 2020 at the latest, and converting all double decker buses to hybrid by 2019.

The test fleet includes Nissan Leaf electric cars, Via Motors extended - range electric trucks and vans, EVAOS Ford F - Series pickup truck plug - in hybrid conversions, and extended - range electric commercial trucks and shuttle buses.

California Hybrid Truck, Bus Voucher Project Unveils Online Portal for Requesting $ 20M in Incentives for Heavy - Duty Hybrids

NPS's new commitment follows a successful pilot program that replaced buses in Yellowstone and ranger vehicles in Grand Tetons with hybrids and EVs.

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The campaign will support the market for electric passenger cars, light commercial vans, buses and trucks (including battery - electric, plug - in hybrid, and fuel cell vehicle types).

There are also substantial green employment opportunities in retrofitting old diesel buses to reduce air pollutants and in replacing old equipment with cleaner compressed natural gas (CNG) or hybrid - electric buses.

Addition of alternative powertrains (electric, plug - in hybrid electric gasoline / diesel) for buses and medium - and heavy - duty trucks.

Actually, Toyota would make far more money by continuing business as usual, since hybrids account for less than three percent of Toyota's sales... Since committed environmentalists believe that we need more trains and buses, and far fewer cars, Toyota, in giving money to the Suzuki Foundation, is actualy investing in a nonprofit that works against their business interests.

For NYC taxis electric cars with replaceable batteries make a lot more sense than hybrids - the electric buses at the Olympics had batteries that were replaced in 5 minutes so that the buses could run 24 hours.

It is going ahead with plans to build a new plant in Hebei province to make electric and hybrid buses.

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So the potential for hybrid diesel vehicles is great — hybrid trucks and buses offer even larger fuel savings than hybrid cars, and can pay for themselves in a few years.

However, analysts say that the plug - in hybrid buses may drop in price, so that they cost only $ 40,000 more than regular buses.

The torque curve (the pulling power of the engine) of the hybrid - bus engine has been especially tailored to the hybrid application, resulting in low emissions and good fuel economy.

However, I read in Kate Ascher's book The Works that the MTA is by far the largest consumer of electricity in the city, and since power is generated by burning fossil fuels, I find myself wondering how much gasoline it saves to use the subway versus, say, driving a hybrid or taking the bus?

Students in Florida are riding on the first two hybrid plug - in school buses in the U.S..

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When drawing into, standing at, or accelerating away from bus stops, the hybrid bus operates in electric - only mode.

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