BUSolutions FY09 Advanced Transit Research

This project is a continuation of the BUSolutions project with a new direction to include a Series Hydraulic Hybrid powertrain. It is a joint effort of Altair Engineering, Inc. and Automation Alley to provide a transit bus that significantly increases fuel economy while reducing weight, operating, and maintenance costs, thereby addressing America's energy and emissions challenges as well as the needs of U.S. urban transit authorities. The basic bus chassis, body, and other subsystems are continued from the previous BUSolutions projects MI-26-7006, MI-26-7010, MI-04-7001, and MI-26-7012.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: National Fuel Cell Bus Program, Engineering of Rolling Stock and Equipment - Bus

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $1616781.00
• Contract Numbers:

  MI-26-7013

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Belanger, Marcel

• Performing Organizations:

  Automation Alley

  2675 Bellingham
  Troy, MI  United States  48083
• Start Date: 20090826
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20110406
• Source Data: RiP Project 34673

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Exhaust gases; Operating costs; Pollutants; Power trains; Transit buses
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fuel economy
• Subject Areas: Highways; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01486806
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: MI-26-7013
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Jul 18 2013 1:00AM