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04-19-2005, 08:12 PM
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/04/series_hybrid_e.html
UQM Technologies announced (http://www.uqm.com/press/news/06-03.html) that a global Tier One automotive supplier is testing a series hybrid electric shuttle bus converted by Transportation Techniques (TransTeq) and powered by a UQM propulsion system and generator.
The StarTrans airport shuttle bus integrates the UQM system into a Ford E450 chassis.
Preliminary data indicates that the series hybrid electric shuttle bus, which has an all-electric operating range of 10 miles, improves city and highway fuel economy by 200% and by 145% respectively, and accelerates from 0–50 mph at the same rate as the conventional diesel-powered shuttle bus.
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City fuel economy improved 200%. Niiiiiiice. :thumbup:
UQM Technologies announced (http://www.uqm.com/press/news/06-03.html) that a global Tier One automotive supplier is testing a series hybrid electric shuttle bus converted by Transportation Techniques (TransTeq) and powered by a UQM propulsion system and generator.
The StarTrans airport shuttle bus integrates the UQM system into a Ford E450 chassis.
Preliminary data indicates that the series hybrid electric shuttle bus, which has an all-electric operating range of 10 miles, improves city and highway fuel economy by 200% and by 145% respectively, and accelerates from 0–50 mph at the same rate as the conventional diesel-powered shuttle bus.
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City fuel economy improved 200%. Niiiiiiice. :thumbup: