Hybrid Vehicle

(redirected from Hybrid bus)

Hybrid Vehicle

A motor vehicle that uses both gasoline and electricity to power the engine. In general, the internal combustion engine is used to charge the electric motor or when the electric motor is idle. Hybrid vehicles have become more popular with increased concern for the environment and alternative energy.

References in periodicals archive ?

Mercedes-Benz, a subsidiary of Daimler AG (NYSE: DAI) (FWB: DAI), is unveiling its Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid Bus at the UITP Congress in Vienna.

Mercedes-Benz to unveil Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid Bus

The diesel-electric propulsion system on the bus will be functionally similar to those the company currently produces for three of the four largest North American hybrid bus fleets Co New York, Toronto, and San Francisco Co with the addition of a fuel cell to power several accessory systems on the bus.

BAE SYSTEMS Selected to Participate in Fuel Cell Bus Program

The fuel cell hybrid bus configuration to be deployed with CTTransit was jointly developed with partners BAE Systems and ElDorado National and is currently in operation with SunLine Transit Agency in Thousand Palms, California.

Canada,United States : Ballard Signs Agreement for Clean Energy Fuel Cell Module to Power Connecticut Bus

The low noise of the full hybrid bus is another one of its great strengths, with the electric mode used when approaching and leaving bus stops leading to a reduction in noise levels of more than 50%.

Iveco delivers first Euro VI hybrid bus in Italy

Volvo's new electric hybrid bus, which reduces fuel consumption by 75 per cent compared to conventional diesel buses, will debut at the IAA exhibition in Hannover, Germany, this month.

ABB, Volvo partner for fast-charging

BASILDON, United Kingdom, May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- RATP, the Parisian public transport operator, has just awarded one of four tender lots to supply hybrid electric buses to Heuliez Bus, a French premium citybus specialist brand and hybrid bus pioneer, a brand of CNH Industrial.

CNH Industrial bus brand, Heuliez Bus, wins a major tender from the Paris public transport operator, RATP, thanks to its leadership in hybrid technologies

VDLA has specialised the lastA year in hybrid bus technologyA to compete for the contract, whoseA value is still unknown.

Belgian VDL to deliver 105 hybrid buses to De Lijn - report

Cardiff Bus recently trialled a hybrid bus and will soon test a gas bus.

Wales is left in the slow lane over funding for green buses; CALL FOR HYBRID AND BIOGAS VEHICLES AS POLLUTION RISES

DesignLine believes there are abundant opportunities for operational expansion in the Middle East, with potential buyers in the region showing keen interest in our electric and hybrid bus technology," he remarked.

Liberty to launch electric buses in UAE

The Federal Transit Administration recently awarded Western Washington University a $730,000 grant to design a lightweight hybrid bus for transit applications.

WWU wins $730,000 grant for hybrid bus

Hino) announce that they will provide a fuel-cell hybrid bus for a commercial bus route between central Tokyo and Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) run by Airport Transport Service Co.

Toyota, Hino to Provide Fuel-cell Bus for Tokyo Airport Routes

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's largest car and truck-manufacturing company, Iran-Khodro, is due to unveil the first hybrid bus of the Middle-East in the next 3 months, a company official announced on Sunday.