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NREL report on electric bus demo at Foothill Transit finds Proterra fuel economy >8x higher than CNG on same line

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However, because Foothill Transit operates its BEB and CNG bus fleets differently, the efficiency results presented are not an apples-to-apples comparison. An apples-to-apples comparison of fuel cost—i.e., per mile reflecting the expected energy loss of approximately 10% during charging. mpgge, equating to 4.34

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Hamburg putting its first Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid buses into service

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Hamburger Hochbahn AG has acquired four Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrids under the German “NaBuZ demo” scheme to promote sustainable bus systems for the future. Energy storage. Energy storage power. Energy capacity. H 2 storage capacity. Three more buses are to follow next year.

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AVL Concept Turbohybrid Mild Hybrid System Approaches Full Hybrid Fuel Savings at Lower Cost; Improved Driveability

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Comparison of Fuel Consumption, Fun to Drive and System Cost of the different powertrain concepts. In testing on a BMW demo 3-Series vehicle, a 1.6-liter The demo Turbohybrid powertrain. engine (green hatched area) is applied to charging the energy storage system rather than in directly delivering torque.

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Shanghai General Motors introduces Sail SPRINGO EV at Auto Guangzhou 2012; green technology strategy to 2020

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As a comparison, the new Chevrolet Spark EV uses a 100 kW motor with 542 N·m of torque. The powertrain system features an advanced battery liquid cooling system, an innovative motor efficiency optimizer, a rechargeable energy storage system mated to a low gear design, and low-rolling resistance tires. Earlier post.).

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AMPLY Power offers EV fleets guaranteed uptime and zero charging challenges

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Vic Shao: For new EV fleet operators, charging as a service can be a difficult concept to wrap their heads around without some sort of comparison to parallel industries, so when I talk about charging as a service, I typically draw an analogy to solar PPAs [power purchase agreements]. Three big challenges for large EV fleets .

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