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Re: PHOTOS: Designing in Brooklyn, Then Chillin' On A Island... |
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Posted by rionOne on Thu Nov 5 15:27:21 2009, in response to Re: PHOTOS: Designing in Brooklyn, Then Chillin' On A Island..., posted by The Flxible Neofan on Thu Nov 5 15:08:33 2009. Let's see, I rode it from end to end on B43. It ran without the Turbine from Empire Bl to somewhere along Graham Avenue, so at least half the line it ran without the Turbine going. Then it was on for the rest of the trip. The B43 is about a 1 hour and 15 minutes from end to end.I mean in terms of fuel savings that's GREAT and puts the DesignLine Hybrid above and beyond the standard Series and Parallel Hybrid's that are seen on today's New Flyer, Orion, Gillig and NABI buses. If the turbine operates like how I seen it, that means that the Turbine is running HALF the time the bus out on the road, while the rest of the time is PURE electric. That is CONSIDERABLE fuel savings than having a standard internal combustion engine operating at the same RPM constantly the entire day in service. Aside from no need for fluid changes and belts, the DesignLine is poised to be a REAL green economy bus and I applaud the MTA taking a leadership role in embracing this technology on a large scale. -Trevor www.ttmg.org |
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