A SERIES HYBRID-ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM OPTIMIZED FOR LARGE TRANSIT BUSES
Omnitrans is the local transit agency providing bus and paratransit services to the San Bernardino Valley area, east of Los Angeles, California. Recently, Omnitrans secured an FTA grant to acquire electric buses as part of an effort to improve air quality. The intent was to advance the state of the art in electric vehicles that could be practically operated as regular service vehicles. The search finally led Omnitrans to hybrid-electric vehicles built by ISE Research Thunder Volt, a San Diego-based firm with experience in this sector. The balance of this paper describes a series hybrid-electric drive system developed by ISE Research Thunder Volt, in partnership with Omnitrans, that is optimized for large 40-45 ft transit buses.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Full conference proceedings available on CD-ROM.
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Corporate Authors:
American Public Transportation Association
1666 K Street, NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC United States 20006 -
Authors:
- Duerst, G
- SIMON, M C
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Conference:
- Bus and Paratransit Conference
- Location: Calgary, Canada
- Date: 2001-5-5 to 2001-5-10
- Publication Date: 2001-5
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 10p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bus transit; Buses (Electricity); Buses by motive power; Conferences; Electric buses; Hybrid vehicles; Paratransit services; Pollution control; Public transit; Transit operating agencies
- Identifier Terms: Omnitrans (San Bernardino, California)
- Geographic Terms: San Bernardino Valley (California)
- Subject Areas: Energy; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00813545
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 18 2001 12:00AM