Designline Hybrid Electric Vehicle

[kieron82]

Good bus, well designed, good on the kiwis! (new zealanders designed/built the bus in christchurch, new zealand). that buzzing/clicking is the indicator.

[boredNo2death]

To kieron82 Designline build their buses in Ashburton which is a small town near Christchurch.

[B10Mman]

Thats one nice sounding vehicle, I wish that someone in Sydney would get them?

[Copper1Mountain]

DesignLine EcoSaver IV is supposed to double the fuel economy of a diesel bus.

Does anyone have information on whether New York City is going ahead with the purchase of more DesignLine EcoSaver IV buses?

I cannot find any post-demonstration reports.

[cleanairbus]

Hello,

I am from New York City, and last word I heard is that we are still going ahead with the order for thirty (30) 40ft (12m) Designline Ecosaver IV hybrid buses for use on Manhattan streets. They should arrive within the coming months. We tested a 35-foot model some time ago.

[TheDonOfAllBuses]

Yes, the NYCTA has a 42 ft. bus as we speek. It will be going into service sometime in August.

[Copper1Mountain]

Thank you for the response. My transit director refuses to purchase a hybrid bus. He believes that: 1] microturbine power will not work at 10,000 feet of altitude; 2] maintenance costs will increase with a hybrid system; 3] fleet fuel consumption will not decrease over the 5 mpg that our buses get now; 4] the additional up-front investment cost will not be repaid through operation of hybrid buses. Anyone who finds research to refute these arguments, I will be grateful.

Thank you, again.

[AEMoreira81]

That bus, similar to this one, went into service today---August 14.

[EricNaumann]

this thing is hauling ass hahah

[Microturbine]

These Use Capstone Microturbines