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Team behind Eliica EV to build electric shuttle bus for Japan

We've always been fond of the Eliica (Electric Lithium-Ion Car) eight-wheeled electric car, which was designed and built by researchers of Keio University in Japan a few years back. Seriously, how can you not like such an interesting machine, especially since the Eliica is capable of some serious performance figures – how 'bout a top speed of 230 miles per hour, acceleration to 60 in 4.1 seconds and a range of 200 miles via an advanced lithium ion battery pack? Last we heard, Keio University was looking for corporate sponsorship to ... Read more →

UK funds Low-Carbon Buses with £30 million Xavier Navarro

The British Department of Transport has announced a new £30 million fund to help bus operators purchase low-carbon vehicles, like the new GM-Allison Two-mode hybrid system (pictured). A Low ...

Proterra electric bus gets over 20 MPGe in tests Domenick Yoney

The Pennsylvania Transportation Institute at Penn State just had the chance to put the Proterra electric bus through some fuel economy tests in Altoona, PA and it was there that the ...

Adura Systems announces new electric bus powertrain, claims 100-mile range Sam Abuelsamid

Getting better efficiency out of a bus than a Smart fortwo is no easy task. However that's what the latest startup to emerge out of Silicon Valley is claiming. Adura Systems has announced that its ...

Optare demonstrates electric bus at UK test track Sam Abuelsamid

British bus builder Optare last week held a demonstration drive of its new Solo EV electric bus at the Millbrook proving ground in central England. The Solo EV is based on the company's standard ...

New Chinese electric bus boasts 186-mile range 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

While we have a pretty impressive electric bus here in America, an announcement that a Chinese joint venture will begin building buses with a 300 km (186 miles) range certainly got our attention. The FAW Bus and Coach Company has teamed up with battery maker Tongkun New Energy Technologies Co., Ltd ...

Proterra touring California with fast-charging electric bus 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Proterra has begun a 4-city "California Clean Bus Tour" with the unveiling of its EcoRide B35 all-electric transit bus in San Jose. The lightweight, composite-bodied people mover features the 10 minute recharge-capable TerraVolt™ Energy Storage System, said to be based around batteries from ...

London announces that Aston Martin has winning bus design 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

What would a modern take on the old London Routemaster double-decker bus look like? How would it function, and what would power it? One more question: who would design it? The answer to all of these questions has just been answered, and a surprising contender has emerged from an unlikely ...

UN agency donates electric buses to the Beijing Olympics 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

To help China with its goal of hosting a "green olympics" the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has donated four lithium ion battery-powered buses for the effort. That brings the total number of electric buses in the Olympic fleet to 50. They are said to be able to carry 80 people at a time ...

New Michigan-built hybrid bus to revive Fisher body name 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The late, great "Body by Fisher" tag is about to begin showing up again, though on totally new and different vehicles than ever before. While the company had previously been a division of General Motors and created every single body for the automaker, it's now focusing on a new and radically ...

Stretch Batmobile might one day be used for public transportation 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Every wanted to ride in a stretch limo at 155 miles an hour? How about a stretch limo that looks like the Batmobile? If the Delft University of Technology gets the Superbus public transportation concept off the drawing board, you'll get your chance. The news of the Superbus came out last month in ...


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