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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2010

BAE supplies Alexander Dennis with hybrid system

The diesel-electric BAE Systems HybriDrive system being installed in the new ADL Enviro 400h hybrid buses for Oxford and Manchester, England, will deliver fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions that are up to 30 percent lower than conventional buses.

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Newsby StaffMarch 11, 2010

SunLine rolls out 6th gen hydrogen fuel bus

The advanced bus chassis and body manufactured by New Flyer, features ISE’s hybrid-electric fuel cell drive system, which incorporates a 150kW fuel cell manufactured by Ballard Power Systems.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2010

CALSTART to hold zero emission, low carbon bus workshop

Participants will get a first hand look at the timeline for fuel-cell buses and their projections for price reductions and full commercialization, a look at some new exciting battery electric bus technology being field tested, and hear about some truly new and very cost effective options to enhance the use of natural gas and natural gas refueling and electric recharging.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2010

Ballard fuel cells to power SunLine buses

One 40-foot hybrid fuel-cell New Flyer bus will enter regular transit service in 2010, and an El Dorado fuel-cell hybrid bus will be operational in 2011 at the Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based agency.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 22, 2010

U.Va. uses solar panels to power electric car

The car, which can travel about 120 miles between charges, will probably consume about 3,100 kilowatts of electricity if the car is driven about 5,600 miles per year.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2010

Washington State receives grant to target GHGs

The project is expected to eliminate 688 metric tons of carbon dioxide and equivalents from the air each year, or 8,250 metric tons over the lives of the vehicles.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2010

Proterra to build S.C. manufacturing facility

Proterra’s Greenville manufacturing and research and development center will open in 2011, and be housed in a newly constructed 250,000 square foot building on the Clemson University campus. The company plans to hire more than 1,000 local employees in the next four years.

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Newsby StaffDecember 28, 2009

Railquip unveils new battery-powered railcar mover

It is available with stationary or on-board battery charger in customer's option and equipped with two rechargeable high performance batteries of 40 V/320AH capacity each.

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Newsby StaffDecember 3, 2009

Irisbus to add Citelis hybrid model

Signed an agreement with BAE Systems for the supply of components for the power chain for its new-generation hybrid buses.

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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2009

Volvo D13 engine receives EPA, CARB emissions certification

Using selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to reduce NOx, Volvo improved fuel economy and reduced emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2.

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