Tindo Fact Sheet

The Adelaide City Council's new electric bus is to be recharged using 100% solar energy. The Tindo, whose name is taken from the Kaurna Aboriginal name for sun, will be used everyday on the Adelaide City Council's free Adelaide Connector Bus service.

Adelaide City Council's new electric bus

The Adelaide City Council's new electric bus is to be recharged using 100% solar energy. The Tindo, whose name is taken from the Kaurna Aboriginal name for sun, will be used everyday on the Adelaide City Council's free Adelaide Connector Bus service.

Electric Bus on Google

Electric Bus on Google

Electric Bus Specifications on Google

Electric Bus Specifications on Google

Battery Electric Bus on Google

Battery Electric Bus on Google

Optaire Solo

Battery-Electric School Bus at Napa Valley

Demonstration of Advanced Battery-Electric School Bus at Napa Valley Unified School District

1995 Neoplan &Green-monster& Conversion

Thunder Sky-EV-2009 Electric Bus

Dimensions m :11.9X2.47X3.28(m)
Full Load Weight:16500kg
Nominal Power:120KW
Max Power:300KW
Max Speed:100km/hr
Climb ability:22%

Thunder Sky-EV-2010 Electric Bus

MODEL:Thunder Sky-EV-2010
Dimensions m :10.6X2.47X3.29(m)
Full Load Weight:15500kg
Nominal Power:120KW
Max Power:300KW
Max Speed:100km/hr
Climb ability:22%

Transperth Bus

AEVA post on converting a Transperth Bus

1996 APS Bus 'E-Bus'

Nevada Battery Bus

DesignLine

DesignLine Orders 150 Capstone Turbines for HEV Buses

Smith Electric Vehicles

The Smith Newton is the world's largest high performance electric truck, weighing in with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of over 24,000lbs. A bank of four suitcase-sized, Zebra 278v Sodium Nickel Chloride batteries and a 120 kilowatt motor quickly propel the vehicle up to its top speed of 50mph. The Newton can accelerate from 0-30mph faster than the equivalent diesel-powered truck. It is equipped with regenerative braking and has a range of 150 miles.
The Newton's body panels are built from an ultra light, state-of-the-art fully recyclable composite material manufactured by Omnia. The panels, are a plastic honeycomb material said to weigh around 65% of GRP of the equivalent strength. This substantially reduces body weight and increases the payload capacity by as much as 7480lb. The vehicle has a payload capacity of up to 15,800lbs.

Tecnobus Italy

Logan Electric Bus Report

Advanced Vehicle Systems AVS-22, a small, high-quality shuttle bus, which utilizes integral chassis and body construction. The modified bus was manufactured by AVS with an advanced direct drive system with traction power equipment supplied by Solectria Corporation. These buses were the first production shuttle buses built by AVS to utilize a Direct Drive Propulsion System, which is now standard on AVS buses. Energy is stored in on-board maintenance free sealed lead-acid battery packs from East Penn rated at 258Ah with a system voltage of 288 volts.

BCI Electric Bus

BCI's battery-powered electric adaptation of the popular Proma bus is built with both sustainability and serviceability in mind. The cutting-edge electric technology runs completely on battery power and regenerative braking, with no other onboard power generation.

pure electric bus

Protera Electric Bus

The FCBE 35 transit bus is powered by a UQM® PowerPhase® 150 electric propulsion system that produces peak torque of 650 N-m and peak power of 150 kW (201 horsepower). The system has a continuous torque rating of 400 N-m and a continuous power rating of 100 kW (134 horsepower).

Protera Electric Bus

Proterra's zero emission fast-charge battery electric bus, EcoRide BE35 Serving commuters in San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys, the three battery-powered electric buses will allow the agency to offer zero emission, up to 24 hour-a-day, 7 days-a-week service with revolutionary on-route recharging stations, negating the need for the buses to return to the yard for refueling.

Protera Electric Bus

Building the composite body.

Electric Bus on YouTube

Opportunistic Charging Method

A novel opportunistic charging method in Japan.

Nanobus in Rome

Nanobus in Rome on YouTube with numbers.

Nanobus Website

Nanobus

Fisher Coachworks GTB-40 Hybrid Bus

Build info on this lightweight bus.

Electric Fuel Transportation Corp Zinc Air Battery Bus in Las Vegas

Electric Fuel Transportation Corp.'s revolutionary zinc-air fuel cell has made zero-emission transportation a reality. Following an intensive development program funded in part by the US Federal Transit Administration, EFTC has introduced the first practical full-sized all-electric transit bus.

Electric Fuel Transportation Corp Zinc Air Battery Bus

Vehicle Model 40-ft. NovaBus RTS transit bus
Seated Load Weight (SLW) 36,700 lb.
Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) 40,000 lb.
Drag and Tire Resistance Parameters (est.)
Frontal Area 84 sq. ft.
Drag Coefficient 0.55
Rolling Resistance Coefficient 0.011
Zinc-Air Fuel Cell Auxiliary Battery (Ni-Cd)
Energy Capacity 312 kWh 22 kWh
Voltage 250V - 400V 310V
Power Rating 99 kW for 3 min, 56 kW continuous, 125 kW peak
Maximum speed at GVW 52 mph
Continuous Operation at GVW straight road, 0% grade,
10 kW accessory load
32 mph speed, 175 mile range
Gradeability at SLW 16% grade 7 mph
2.5% grade 44 mph
Acceleration at SLW Speed (mph)
0-10 5.6 seconds
0-20 10.1 seconds
0-30 19.0 seconds
0-40 34.0 seconds
Zinc-Air specific energy of 200 Wh/kg (watt-hours per kilogram) — dramatically higher than any existing EV system
Electric Fuel Zinc-Air 47-cell module
Driving Cycle Range at SLW(with accessories operating)
CBD-14 Cycle 95 mile range (design)
>100 mile range (actual)
< 8 hours (actual)
Modified NY Bus Cycle
(3.9 mph avg. speed)
47 mile range (design)
>12 hours
Electric Drive Train General Electric 200 hp liquidcooled induction motor and DC-AC traction inverter

Scania series hybrid

Conventional Design and Simulation of an Urban Hybrid Bus

A Paper. Conventional Design and Simulation of an Urban Hybrid Bus by A. Khanipour, K. M. Ebrahimi, and W. J. Seale.

Design Guidelines for Bus Transit Systems Using Electric.....

U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration

Aerodynamics Research Revolutionizes Truck Design

The last 35 years have seen a sea change in the design of trucks on America’s highways, reflecting extensive research into vehicle aerodynamics and fluid dynamics conducted by NASA engineers.

Google Truck Aerodynamics

Google Vehicle Aerodynamics

Truck Nosecone Video

Video showing the effect of a truck nose cone.

Truck Nosecone Brochure

Brochure

Truck Nosecone

Aerodynamics for a truck