Archive for category Hybrid Vehicles
Paris Retrofits Hybrid Buses With Ultracapacitors
Posted by Ovidiu in Hybrid Vehicles on April 16, 2009
Although they’re not as appetizing as cars, buses or any other public transport system are mostly ec0-friendlier than an average car, even if their consumption reaches enormous figures (compared to a small automobile). Read the rest of this entry »
Mercedes to Launch ML450 Hybrid
Posted by Mike in Hybrid Vehicles on April 10, 2009
Mercedes Benz will launch for the first time at the New York Motor Show the ML450 Hybrid version, originally presented in Frankfurt in 2007. Immediately after the official presentation, several problems have delayed the entrance on the market of the “eco” SUV. Read the rest of this entry »
Dutch e-Traction Hybrid Buses Use In-Wheel Motors to Save Fuel
Posted by Ovidiu in Hybrid Vehicles on March 25, 2009
Hybrid buses are to be the next big thing in public transportation. I live in a medium-sized city (about 200,000 inhabitants), but we already have hybrid diesel-electric buses. The diesel charges a battery, and the battery propels the bus for as long as fuel exists in the tank.
A dutch company, called e-Traction has developed a new type of hybrid bus. It has the same working principle, but the difference is that the electric motors are embedded in the wheels. Read the rest of this entry »