Green Options » Enova Systems http://greenoptions.com/tag/enova-systems Posts tagged 'Enova Systems' Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:28:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Plug-In Hybrid Bus at Denali NP Uses Up to 70% Less Fuel http://gas2.org/2008/07/30/plug-in-hybrid-bus-at-denali-np-uses-up-to-70-less-fuel/ http://gas2.org/2008/07/30/plug-in-hybrid-bus-at-denali-np-uses-up-to-70-less-fuel/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:28:10 +0000 Nick Chambers http://gas2.org/2008/07/30/plug-in-hybrid-bus-at-denali-np-uses-up-to-70-less-fuel/ IC Corportation/Enova HC Series plug-in hybrid diesel electric bus

Enova Systems and IC Corporation have delivered a plug-in hybrid diesel electric bus to Denali National Park for use in carting visitors around the pristine wilderness.

The bus (similar to the one pictured above) has a GVWR of 27,500 pounds, carries up to 38 passengers and uses up to 70% less fuel than a similarly equipped conventional bus — so if the bus got 10 mpg with a conventional engine, it could get 30 mpg using Enova’s hybrid system.

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