DieselRules
DieselRules
CEO of a high-tech company, designing and manufacturing specialized, miniature, low-power computers.
View My AgentPage

Print this Page | Digg It | del.icio.us

Tags: diesel hybrid CNG operating-costs

Tag Link: diesel hybrid CNG operating-costs

Hybrid diesel-electric buses topped three out of four categories in preliminary tests of competing bus technologies and fuels

Vancouver Sun
Published: Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Hybrid diesel-electric buses topped three out of four categories in preliminary tests of competing bus technologies and fuels, says a report going to the TransLink [Vancouver area's Transit System] board of directors Wednesday.

But TransLink staff acknowledged the tests could have been designed better and that problems that may have hurt the results posted by compressed natural gas buses have been ironed out for a second test phase.

The first phase compared new conventional diesel buses equipped with particulate filters, compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, hybrid diesel-electric buses and biodiesel buses, with older diesel buses used as a baseline.

The hybrid buses posted the best fuel efficiency, the lowest fuel costs and the lowest exhaust emissions, while the new diesel buses had the lowest life-cycle costs. [print article defines "life-cycle cost" as sum of purchase-price, maintenance, fuel, and driver's salary]

TransLink will use the test results to help guide future bus purchases. [NOTE: Their test fleet also includes hydrogen fuel-cell buses too!] Read Article



Comments:

Images hosted in your AgentSpace can now be posted in the comments section using the following syntax (case matters):
[img]IMAGE URL[/img]
Example: [img]http://agent004.myautospies.com/users/150/Sample-Gallery/sample1.JPG[/img]
BillBill - 12/13/2006 3:43:34 PM
-2 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Hmm, no Toyota fanboys bashing diesels? Weird.

reply to this comment
DieselRulesDieselRules - 12/13/2006 11:25:04 PM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
XeroKOOL: do you have any links to those?
I'd be interested in seeing them.
And what's the relationship between Hino and Toyota these days?
Is Hino 100% owned by TMC?

reply to this comment
To post a comment for this story, you must first Login.

If you do not have an account, you will need to Register (It's Free!).

Most Recent Stories
Is Lexus Missing the Boat By Not Having a BMW CS Competitor?EVO Magazine: Nissan Skyline GT-R Birth Of An Icon 1989EVO Magazine Long Term Test: Mitsubishi Evo X FQ-300 SST.....More Exciting Then The M3?2009 Suzuki SX4 Special Edition With TRIPCarlsson Tuned Mercedes GL500 With 435HP2008 Bentley Continental GTS Black Edition by Project KahnBMW Puts Lexus and Mercedes on Notice - But Did BMW Go Far Enough With Their New 7-Series?Bigger and more powerful Prius in the works2008 Jaguar XKR Portfolio Limited Edition in AustraliaPorsche 911 Powered Trike Troubled Waters by Phoenix Trike WorksPeugeot Builds 50 Millionth Peugeot CarPaolo Martin’s rendering of what the Fiat Topolino should look likeBrazil receives a new Volkswagen Gol 2009 modelSeat reveals schedule until 2010, includes first ever Seat SUVBritish companies plan a new kinetic hybrid flywheel systemTata faces a rough ride as shares dropGordon Murrays T25 City Car SketchesInterior spy pictures of the next-generation BMW 5-seriesSpy pictures of the BMW X6 HybridNew Tatra concept revealed, the 903 concept modelOpel to feature the Insignia hatchback and sedan at the British Motor ShowThe Chevrolet Beat is being considered for the U.S marketBugatti wants a new model, maybe even a four-door-coupeToyota Canada Reduce Retail Prices on 11 ModelsMaybach Exelero Concept for sale for $7.8 millionDetails emerge on 2010 Toyota Prius, more power and better fuel-economy2009 Ford Focus RS images leaked before debutGM To Unleash Corvette S-Limited in JapanA Sneak Peek At Mercedes Benz's European SLR Code Name Z199Leaked Images Have Hit The Web But The Spies Are The First With Full Details Of The New 7-SeriesSTUD or DUD? The 2009 BMW 7 Series Leaks It Way On The WebMINI SUV to spawn a 5-door hatchbackThink June Sales Were Bad? Both GM and Toyota Say Their Sales Will Fall Even FurtherBMW 135i with carbon fiber partsMerrill says GM bankruptcy possibleAUTOEXPRESS UK: Jaguar XKR-S vs Audi R8 vs Nissan GT-RPorsche 997 TARGA Refresh Leaked Before LaunchAudi A5 3.2 Quattro ReviewToyota struggling to meet small car and hybrid demandNow Just What Would You Do For A Tank Of Gas?High Gas Prices Causing European Market DownturnThe Good The Bad And the Ugly - Who Will Rise And Who Will Fall In 2008?Video: New Lexus RX goes testing at Nurburgring2008 JE Design Audi Q7 Street Rocket2008 BMW Z0 Concept Design by Andrei Avarvarii2008 Lamberti LS1 ConceptThe New Kia Forte Sport Sedan2008 Volvo & DOE Expand Drivelines2008 Audi R8 DTM Safety CarB&B Tuned Audi TTS Sportcoupe With 362HP