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Altairnano to get tested in Designline hybrid buses

Oct 17th 2008 1:53PM - 9 Comments

The lithium titanate batteries by Altairnano has been tried in powerstations, trucks and even a dragster and will soon have the opportunity to prove their metal in a hybrid bus application. The company has announced that they have received an order ...

A raft of microturbine hybrid buses to be built in North Carolina

Apr 2nd 2008 3:56PM - 10 Comments

There seems to be tons of innovative technologies being proposed, tried and tested these days. Some of the wilder ideas disappear quickly while others, which were thought to have gone extinct, make a dramatic comeback. One such cool tech is the ...

Capstone demonstrates turbine compliant with 2010 EPA and CARB diesel standards

Mar 31st 2009 4:46PM - 9 Comments

Capstone Turbine Corporation, maker of the micro turbines that are being used as a power source in some hybrid buses, has announced that they have demonstrated that their 30 kW microturbine is compliant with the new EPA and CARB standards that will ...

Micro-turbine hybrid bus meets Mickey Mouse

Mar 10th 2008 2:51PM - 6 Comments

While spending the wee hours trying to dig up more information on a deal reported in The Earth News between micro-turbine maker Capstone and Italian bus builder Eco Power Technology, I came across an unexpected bit of news. According to a post by ...

Ultra-Capacitors: Making electric hybrids more efficient

Apr 26th 2006 12:30PM - 1 Comment

Automotive DesignLine reports on a hybrid bus design by ISE Corporation which incorporates ultra capacitors. What are these ultra capacitors, and why are they needed in a hybrid vehicle? Regenerative braking, the key to the increase in fuel economy ...

Tindo solar-powered bus makes its debut in Adelaide

Dec 13th 2007 3:26PM - 11 Comments

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Solar_powered_bus_makes_its_debut'; Where might you go if you were the world's first solar-powered electric bus? Somehow, the Adelaide City Council has convinced Tindo, which is that bus, to make Adelaide, ...

New Zealand firm develops bus powered by magnesium-based fuel cell

Jun 6th 2006 6:48PM - 0 Comments

Designline, a New Zealand coach building company known for its hybrid buses, is building a prototype commuter bus powered by a unique fuel cell, developed in collaboration with NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab and Cal Tech. The fuel cell, produced by U.S. ...

New Zealand Prime Minister goes for a ride in an i MiEV, falls in love

May 15th 2008 5:57PM - 10 Comments

There's nothing like a real-life introduction to get the love sparks flying. Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand happened to be in Japan the other day when she was invited to take a ride in the all-electric i MiEV from Mitsubishi. She found ...


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