May 25, 2010
Mr. Martin Schuermann, President and CEO of Vision explains, "Vision has built a very functional business model for local and regional delivery zero emission heavy duty big rig trucks with a duty cycle of up to 200 miles over an eight hour shift. To build a business model for line haul, coast-to-coast, zero emission big rig trucking -- there are three major obstacles to overcome. Hydrnol is the solution to two of those obstacles." The first obstacle is getting a meaningful amount of hydrogen on board the truck. Current commercially viable technologies limit that amount to approximately 40 KG of compressed hydrogen, which effectively limits the range to a maximum of 400 miles in drayage applications. Hydrnol solves this problem by allowing Vision's trucks to carry 110 KG of hydrogen in an easy to handle liquid format, thereby providing up to 1,100 miles in drayage application...
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May 12, 2010
The buses will be put into service in mid-May, running on Petaluma-Santa Rosa-Cloverdale routes 44, 48 and 60, and on Sonoma-Russian River routes 20 and 30...
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April 28, 2010
Scheduled to hit the streets in June, the bus will only discharge water from its exhaust, will be able to travel up to 250 miles before recharging time--that's double the distance a diesel bus can do on a full tank--and will rotate between the city's four routes. The city installed a hydrogen station in 2006 and currently uses five hydrogen internal combustion engine converted Prius vehicles as part of their fleet...
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April 20, 2010
Given the rapid changes in California’s regulations, including AB 32 and the new proposals the state is considering for the Transit Bus Rule, this workshop is timely for fleet operators, bus makers, regulators, and propulsion system and subsystem providers who will get a first-hand look at the timeline for fuel cell buses and their projections for price reductions and full commercialization...
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April 09, 2010
The report, published in 2010 and based mostly on 2008 data, focuses on three main areas of the U.S. merchant hydrogen market: hydrogen production and delivery; hydrogen use; education and employment.
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March 17, 2010
Double-decker buses are already a fuel-efficient, highly maneuverable and capable way of carrying more people within a 12-metre footprint than any other vehicle. The introduction of these new hybrid buses powered by BAE Systems will help transport authorities across the UK meet forthcoming UK environmental regulations by greatly reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as well as saving fuel and reducing life-cycle costs...
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March 11, 2010
To justify industry's continued investment in hydrogen and fuel cells, members of the National Hydrogen Association and U.S. Fuel Cell Council say that the Federal government must also remain a committed, reliable partner...
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March 03, 2010
Under the National Fuel Cell Bus Program, Ballard will also supply an FCvelocity(TM)-HD6 power module for an El Dorado fuel cell hybrid bus featuring a series hybrid electric drive from BAE Systems, lead integrator for the bus. The fuel cell power module will be delivered this quarter and the bus will be delivered and operational in 2011...
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February 17, 2010
The Allison-Remy long term motor supplier agreement extends through the end of 2014. Remy will continue to supply Allison with the stator housing assembly and two rotor assemblies for the EP40 and EP50 systems. Remy will continue supplying current volume levels and will increase volume with demand...
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February 03, 2010
The new Sixth Generation Bus to be available this spring will feature the latest in reliability, performance and weight reduction—each which improves gas mileage, range and the hydrogen technology for future benefits...
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January 20, 2010
Suffolk County Transit placed an order for 81 Orion VII clean-diesel transit buses;
Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT) placed an order for three additional
Orion VII 35-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses; and the Dutchess County LOOP Bus System ordered four 40-foot Orion VII clean-diesel transit buses, along with two 40-foot Orion VII diesel-electric hybrid transit buses...
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January 14, 2010
Fuel cell buses have a significant effect on reducing greenhouse gases, ranging from a 43 percent reduction over diesel buses if hydrogen is supplied from the reformation of natural gas, up to a 100 percent reduction when hydrogen is generated from on-site renewable sources like solar and wind power...
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December 08, 2009
Three of the buses are operating in Brooklyn and Manhattan, at a cost of $559,000 each. If the pilot is approved, 87 more will arrive by the end of next year, part of a $60 million contract with DesignLine, a New Zealand-based manufacturer...
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November 19, 2009
This roll-out is a follow-up to two successful projects undertaken by the European Union - CUTE (2003) and HyFLEET:CUTE (2009). In the HyFLEET:CUTE project, a total of 36 Mercedes-Benz Citaro buses equipped with the second-generation fuel cell drive systems...
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November 12, 2009
UK Regional Development Agency One North East has sponsored the £314,000 (US$525,000 approx.) project to convert the two Gulliver U500EUK buses bought from Mersey Travel in England, using expertise from leading edge companies in China, Germany and the UK...
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October 21, 2009
Although the initial cost is well above that of a conventional diesel-powered bus, hybrid buses emit less pollution and get far better fuel economy. They are quieter than old-style buses, and their ride is generally more comfortable...
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October 21, 2009
In vehicles that have to stop frequently and predictably as part of normal operation, energy storage based exclusively on ultracapacitors begins to make sense...
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September 11, 2009
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September 09, 2009
Emissions expected to be cut in half…
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August 11, 2009
Option for 40 additional buses likely…
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