King Long diesel-electric hybrid demo for SBS Transit

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From Zaobao today:

SBS Transit will be trialling a King Long diesel-eletric hybrid bus for a year, beginning mid 2011. The bus was brought in by King Long and ST Kinetics. If the trial is successful, they may mass purchase of such buses in future. SBS Transit has not decided which route the bus will serve at this point.

Diesel-eletric hybrid bus uses 23% less diesel than normal buses, and produces lesser exhaust smoke. There are many more advantages.

I don't have a scanner to scan the news article and picture of the bus, i can't find the exact photo, but the bus looks something like this:

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The other bus company SMRT said they are presently studying the feasibility of using eco-friendly buses, including hybrid buses and will release more details later.

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found the article on zaobao website liao!

http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp101228_011.shtml

SBS7382C SG

what about the current hybrid buses SBST has

sexy girls SG

how come the article write it is singapore's first diesel hybrid bus. thought got sunlong already?

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what about the current hybrid buses SBST has

i think they will still keep the current hybrid bus. this king long is the bus which was originally meant for SMRT and Brickston. think ST Kinetics managed to convince SBST to run trials for the bus instead of SMRT

sBs_boy SG

how come the article write it is singapore's first diesel hybrid bus. thought got sunlong already?

This bus was being launched last year. Way before the Sunlongs.

sexy girls SG

This bus was being launched last year. Way before the Sunlongs.

oh.... is the ST Kinetics bus.

fireice rox SG

smrt dun want the bus, so now give sbst??

Himanshudpfoc SG

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SGCar SG

It was on yesterday's My Paper, but my scanner spoil, therefore unable to share the news earlier. So this was the supposingly SMRT King Long?

Cheers.

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It was on yesterday's My Paper, but my scanner spoil, therefore unable to share the news earlier. So this was the supposingly SMRT King Long?

Cheers.

Yes, it is the King Long which is supposed to be for SMRT! The article is in today's Zaobao.

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found the pic in omy

新捷运将从明年中试用一辆混合电动客运巴士，预计乘客到时可体验到这辆环保巴士的低噪音。（巴士动力系统供应商ST Kinetics提供）

本地第1辆混合电动客运巴士（hybrid electric bus）将在明年中上路，开始为期1年的试跑。之后同类巴士可能会大批出现在路上。

这辆以电池与燃油驱动的巴士曾经在本地以非载客方式试跑，耗油量比普通巴士低23%，并有潜力把耗油量减低到30%，几乎完全杜绝尾烟问题，行驶间的噪音也大幅度降低。

本地最大巴士运营公司新捷运（SBS Transit）将从明年中正式让这款巴士载客，但未透露试跑路线。

这款混合电动巴士在本地的批发价（以一次性购买100辆计算）约$370,000，比普通巴士稍贵。若加上政府给予的“绿色回扣”，包括5%公开市场价值（Open Market Value）等，投资回收期约在3年左右。

除了新捷运，另一家巴士运营商SMRT也表示正在探索更多以环保替代能源驱动的巴士。

http://news.omy.sg/News/Local%2BNews/Story/OMYStory201012270403-210259.html

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found the pic in omy

新捷运将从明年中试用一辆混合电动客运巴士，预计乘客到时可体验到这辆环保巴士的低噪音。（巴士动力系统供应商ST Kinetics提供）

本地第1辆混合电动客运巴士（hybrid electric bus）将在明年中上路，开始为期1年的试跑。之后同类巴士可能会大批出现在路上。

本地最大巴士运营公司新捷运（SBS Transit）将从明年中正式让这款巴士载客，但未透露试跑路线。

除了新捷运，另一家巴士运营商SMRT也表示正在探索更多以环保替代能源驱动的巴士。

http://news.omy.sg/News/Local%2BNews/Story/OMYStory201012270403-210259.html

Correct, this is the news saw on My Paper on 271210. Not a bad looking bus.

Cheers.

XiaoTaro SG

Very interesting... this bus was firstly meant for smrtb/brickston, then they(stk) registered this bus, used it once during yog. then sent it to china for a exhibition, and now shipped it back to sg, and now meant for sbst instead. what a twist of fate

nfshp253 SG

Argh! Stop buying MIC shit! Get the new Citaro FuelCell bus instead!

sBs_boy SG

Argh! Stop buying MIC shit! Get the new Citaro FuelCell bus instead!

How do u expect them to buy Citaro FuelCell bus when it cost like half a million for each bus ?

XiaoTaro SG

How do u expect them to buy Citaro FuelCell bus when it cost like half a million for each bus ?

it dosent cost half a million. if it did, many operators would have bought it. a single wright b9 already cost half a million. the problem is Mercedes Benz do not have a production ready fuelcell/fuelcell hybrid vehicle yet. the older fuelcell vehicles were for trial, and the new fuelcell blueefficiency hybrid is only on trial in germany only. when its ready, then maybe its possible

Lee Teuk SG

Anyone has interior photos of the bus? Is it using cummins engine?

XiaoTaro SG

Anyone has interior photos of the bus? Is it using cummins engine?

There's a shot of it here, and another taken inside a smrt depot which i dont have the link.

http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news8565.html

Also, the demonstrator that was meant for smrt was shipped to china for a exibit and was still carrying a sg RD plate. Search for XMQ6121G in the link below for the photo.

http://www.hkbf.org/t389841.htm

And now its back for sbst...