http://domesticfuel.com/2014/08/19/adomani-ev-bus-approved-in-california/ ADOMANI EV Bus Approved in California Posted on August 19, 2014 by Joanna Schroeder
[image http://domesticfuel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ADOMANI-EV-bus.png ADOMANI EV bus ] You may soon begin to see children in California heading to school in an all electric bus (EV). The California Highway Patrol has approved the ADOMANI all-electric Blue Bird school bus for use. The bus was developed through a partnership between the Gilroy Unified School District and ADOMANI and the result is a solar fueled EV 50 passenger type-D school bus. The converted school bus will debut this fall. The Gilroy Unified School District provided ADOMANI with a 2007 Blue Bird All American diesel school bus, and by replacing the engine with their patented electric conversion kit, ADOMANI returned a plug-in electric. The bus has an overall range of 40 miles in between charges, tailored to meet the district’s need of a 22 mile route. ADOMANI can supply a school or commercial bus with enough battery power to travel 100 miles. ADOMANI chose to utilize the same [j1772] plug as the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, making its buses adaptable to universal charging stations. The Gilroy Unified School District’s charging station has been supplemented with solar panels, making the bus a zero emission vehicle. Verbal approval of ADOMANI’s converted school bus came one day after initial inspection. Recent ADOMANI board member addition and school bus industry expert Jim Reynolds said, “That is by far the fastest I have seen approval come in. I was anticipating a few months of processing.” This is ADOMANI’s second converted Blue Bird school bus. ADOMANI has created a conversion kit specialized for the All American Blue Bird school bus that can be installed in a couple weeks. Ninety percent of the OEM parts are retained, allowing mechanics to remain familiar with parts like the transmission, compressor, radiator, alternator, etc. With the quick success of the project, the company plans to move their headquarters from Florida to California. “After the conversion for Gilroy, moving to California seemed like the right fit, though we plan to retrofit vehicles throughout the country,” said Edward Monfort, the founder and CTO of ADOMANI. “I am thrilled to be working with school buses and to have an opportunity to enter a market that can improve lives and the environment.” [© domesticfuel.com] ... http://www.adomanielectric.com http://chargedevs.com/newswire/california-company-electrifies-a-blue-bird-school-bus/ California company electrifies a Blue Bird school bus June 13, 2014 by Charles Morris [image http://chargedevs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ADOMANI.png ADOMANI video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OczyKePi5Ec Adomani delivers Gilroy Electric bus ed monfort May 11, 2014 Gilroy bus inspected and driven and delivered. Gilroy will have the first bus with the Adomani Electric bus redundant system technology. All systems act just like a Jet Liner. If one part fails then another part will take full control and allow the driver to keep driving to a safe zone. Adomani also offers a power house that will allow the bus to attack and climb any steep hills. Another new feature offers more breakthrough technology with the new ram air jet system which monitors the temperature of the motors through PID controls. Adomani with its new technologies will prove to be a high performance, more reliable, easy to maintain, and also prove to be the most user friendly to any and all fleet maintenance shops by using over 90% of the OEM parts and offering components with millions of proven miles. ] ADOMANI has partnered with the Gilroy, California Unified School District to convert a Blue Bird school bus to all-electric operation. The bus was unveiled at a ceremony this week by Mayor Don Gage and the repower project team. The school district provided a 2007 50-passenger type D diesel bus, and ADOMANI replaced the engine with its patented electric conversion kit. The bus has a range of 40 miles, a charge time of four hours, and is equipped with solar panels. Funds for the project came from a Health Trust grant to the nonprofit Breathe California of the Bay Area. “I have long imagined a world where clean, zero-emission vehicles would take children to school, and now that vision is a reality,” said Margo Sidener, President of Breathe California. “The addition of solar fueling makes this a ‘Zero Emissions Squared’ project – zero-emission vehicle times zero-emission fuel – for cleaner air for all.” This is ADOMANI’s second Blue Bird bus conversion. The company has created a specialized conversion kit for the Blue Bird, which can be installed in a couple weeks. Ninety percent of the OEM parts are retained, including the transmission, compressor, radiator and alternator. Edward Monfort, the founder of ADOMANI and designer of this system, said, “I am thrilled to be working with school buses. 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