Florida school district receives hybrid school buses.(Industry Report)

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 at 5:20 pm

Source: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Today

Publication Date: 12-MAR-07

The School District of Manatee County in Bradenton, Fla., will become the first school district in the country to receive hybrid school buses through the Plug-In Hybrid Electric School Bus Project.

Manatee School District’s two hybrid school buses are part of the 19 hybrid buses awarded nationwide by Advanced Energy, a non-profit corporation that initiated a buyer’s consortium of school districts, state energy agencies and student transportation providers.

The hybrid school buses provide 70%-100% better fuel economy and a 90% reduction in diesel engine emissions.

The buses use Enova’s charge depleting system. With an overnight charge, the system uses a larger battery based on advanced battery chemistry that provides stored energy intended to be drawn down over the driving cycle, thus optimizing fuel economy.

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