First natural gas hybrid bus running in San Diego
Posted Apr 25th 2008 8:10AM by Xavier Navarro
Filed under: Hybrid, Transportation Alternatives, Natural Gas
San Diego's Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has announced the launch of a bus which not only features a hybrid powertrain, but also uses natural gas as fuel. The drivetrain was installed in a regular bus and it's made up from a Cummins ISB Gas Plus engine, a Siemens 165kW electrical generator, two Siemens duo inverters, two Siemens 85kW drive motors and Cobasys-developed NiMH batteries. Some alterations had to be made to the standard chassis to adapt it to the new configuration. The $1 million bus will not only improve overall consumption figures, but will also burn a cleaner fuel which, while still producing CO
2, reduces NOx pollutants and noise pollution. All aboard.
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Tags: hybrid-natural-gas, mts, san-diego
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1. why is it that every bus has a huge flat face? why not seat the driver lower, slide the door back a bit and slope that baby? you can lower the seats a bit in the first row if necessary. it's not complex, it would certainly cut down on drag. how about the superbus? that thing ever gonna see the light of day?
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2006/10/17/stretch-batmobile-might-one-day-be-used-for-public-transportatio/
Posted at 9:01AM on Apr 25th 2008 by James Bowe