An automotive engineer Bruce Emmons has designed an electric bus which gets its power by using batteries. Exists still as a prototype, the inventors are hopping to debut this by the middle of year 2008.
The bus is propelled by motors attached to each wheel. Theses motors are exclusively powered by batteries. The secret behind this is that the body and chasis is developed from high-strength lightweight stainless steel, which reduces the weight of the bus half as mush as a normal city bus. Reduction of the weight increases the fuel efficiency of the bus as it saves the energy that is generally consumed by a heavy conventional bus to overcome the huge drag created when it is on the run. Therefore the power produced by a battery is said to be sufficient to boost up a bus with a low weight, like this.
According to the researchers the invention also provides an effective solution to the problem of carbon dioxide—a major green house gas, produced by standard diesel powered buses.
Autokinetics Inc, the engineering company that designed the bus by a collaboration between Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Department of Energy's FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program, reports its state-of-the-art design features ; The vehicle has full low floor architecture making it easier to get in and out of. In addition, the bus has more space than a traditional city bus providing facility for 20% more passengers to get in than a traditional city bus.
”You can have a very efficient bus, but if nobody likes to ride on it, then it doesn't really help the fuel economy." says Emmons.
(Information were gathered from several sources) ; Category : Engineering
The bus is propelled by motors attached to each wheel. Theses motors are exclusively powered by batteries. The secret behind this is that the body and chasis is developed from high-strength lightweight stainless steel, which reduces the weight of the bus half as mush as a normal city bus. Reduction of the weight increases the fuel efficiency of the bus as it saves the energy that is generally consumed by a heavy conventional bus to overcome the huge drag created when it is on the run. Therefore the power produced by a battery is said to be sufficient to boost up a bus with a low weight, like this.
According to the researchers the invention also provides an effective solution to the problem of carbon dioxide—a major green house gas, produced by standard diesel powered buses.
Autokinetics Inc, the engineering company that designed the bus by a collaboration between Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Department of Energy's FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies Program, reports its state-of-the-art design features ; The vehicle has full low floor architecture making it easier to get in and out of. In addition, the bus has more space than a traditional city bus providing facility for 20% more passengers to get in than a traditional city bus.
”You can have a very efficient bus, but if nobody likes to ride on it, then it doesn't really help the fuel economy." says Emmons.
(Information were gathered from several sources) ; Category : Engineering
