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SCANIA HYBRID DEMO
SCANIA COMMISSIONS HYBRID-ELECTRIC DEMO-DRIVE BUS
Scania Australia has commissioned a locally built hybridelectric city bus for demonstration duties in a bid to expose its real-world benefits to operators around the country, the company has announced.
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HE BUS – similar in specification to that already in service with a number of operators in Victoria and South Australia – offers fuel savings of between 25 and 35 per cent, as well as similar reductions in tailpipe emissions, plus benefits such as silent running mode for arrival and departures from bus stops, Scania says. “The Scania hybrid-electric city bus is a ‘here-and-now’ solution that can deliver solid, repeatable and reliable performance day-after-day,” said Scania Bus and Engines sales director Julian Gurney. “We have several years of in-service experience in Europe, as well as having
these buses on the road in Australia for a meaningful period of time, clocking up thousands of commuter inner and outer suburban kilometres. “In real-world Australia testing we have seen the hybrid-electric city bus able to cruise on the highway at 100km/h propelled only by the electric motor. “The bus’s computer controls constantly monitor engine load and other system demands and – under the right conditions; for example, under light load on a flat road – the hybrid can switch to zero tailpipe emissions mode and drive at speeds up to 100km/h, further extending the fuel savings. “It is a unique experience to drive
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