% not the 1st long bendy e-bus, see below %
https://www.edie.net/news/8/Burger-King-s-meat-free-patty-and-bendy-electric-buses--The-best-green-innovations-of-the-week/ Burger King's meat-free Whopper and bendy electric buses: The best green innovations of the week 5 April 2019 [images https://static.edie.net/images2019/full_longebus.jpg https://edienet.s3.amazonaws.com/news/images/full_38245.jpg video https://youtu.be/MjgIYJ_9aIM Deveci Tech Enlil Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ] ... “Cityproof” wind turbines ... (devecitech.com) Retrofitted electric seaplanes ... Canadian seaplane airline Harbour Air, which recently partnered with electric transport startup magniX to develop a system capable of electrifying its existing aircraft ... ... Rapid solar-powered EV chargers ... (gridserve.com) The world’s longest fully electric bus A recent report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) found that the advance of e-buses is likely to be even more rapid than that of electric cars, with 84% of new buses sold set to be electric by 2030. An early sign of this trend can be seen in Shenzhen, China, which last November became the first major city in the world to fully electrify its bus fleet. Building on this momentum, Chinese automaker BYD Auto this week unveiled a new 27-metre long, fully-electric “bendy” bus at its Shenzhen headquarters. The vehicle is called the K12A and is allegedly the longest pure electric bus in the world, with a maximum capacity of 250 passengers. The bus has a range of 70 kilometres and, in order to ensure it meets its full range capacity, is fitted with a 4WD battery system that can be switched to 2D by the driver if needed. A battery heat management system and internal energy generation system are also installed – features which BYD claims make the vehicle suitable for a full day’s service. The bus has been designed in line with the requirements of the region’s public transport operators, with BYD hoping it will be taken up within its fleets this year ... [© edie.net] ... https://www.google.com/search?q=byd+bendy+electric+bus byd “bendy” electric bus https://www.google.com/search?q=byd+K12A+bus [dated] Germany unveils long, long, long bus – the world’s longest 2012-09-07 ... 256 passengers ... slow journeys with so many people wanting to get on and off at each stop ... Called the AutoTram Extra Grand Bus, the new $10 million electric vehicle can travel distances of up to eight kilometers on a single battery charge ... on-board system ... charges other batteries as the vehicle moves along enables it to cover greater distances ... London tried its luck a few years back with the so-called bendy bus – 2/3 the length ... but decided to abandon it ... due to safety ... claims ... encouraged fare dodgers ... http://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/AutoTram-bus.jpeg + https://www.oaoa.com/editorial/views/texas_opinion/article_88468dd0-526d-11e9-87b2-47169f4a06ae.html TEXAS VIEW: Going green: Brownsville’s electric buses should cut emissions, costs March 31, 2019 Brownsville officials can evaluate the operating costs of these five buses to determine their own results, and whether an additional move toward electric vehicles is viable. If its experience matches ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
