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Long Beach study shows gas/hybrid buses get lower mileage than diesel

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has just completed a two-year study of the hybrid buses being operated by Long Beach Transit in southern California. Unlike most transit systems using hybrid buses, Long Beach has been using a system that combines a gasoline engine with a series hybrid system. The ISE ThunderVolt hybrid uses a Ford 6.8L V10 running at constant speed to turn a generator that provides juice to a pair of electric motors. Only the motors drive the wheels. Instead of batteries, Long Beach also chose to equip their hybrid ... Read more →

From Lead Acid to Lithium Ion on the Orion Hybrid Bus Battery Pack Art Vatsky

Hybrid Buses have been a successful application of Hybrid Technology. After all, buses tend to operate on routes where there is plenty of stop and go - perfect for a hybrid system. The Orion VII ...

Long Beach study shows gas/hybrid buses get lower mileage than diesel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

From Lead Acid to Lithium Ion on the Orion Hybrid Bus Battery Pack 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Hybrid Buses have been a successful application of Hybrid Technology. After all, buses tend to operate on routes where there is plenty of stop and go - perfect for a hybrid system. The Orion VII Hybrid has been in use by NYCTransit and other operators for about 5 years now. All those buses use ...

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