Plug-In Hybrid Bus at Denali NP Uses Up to 70% Less Fuel

Nick Chambers — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:28:10 +0000

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.

Low Cost Gas Engine Innovation Doubles Fuel Economy

Nick Chambers — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:15:02 +0000

Revetec, a little known company from the Gold Coast region of Australia, may be on to something huge: they’ve created an engine that is 50% smaller, 50% lighter, has 50% lower emissions and is cheaper to manufacture than a conventional internal combustion engine of the same horsepower. Oh yeah, did I mention that it doubles the fuel economy too.

What that means is a car like the 2007 Toyota Yaris, which is rated at 40 mpg on the highway, would get 80 mpg with a Revetec engine.

This isn’t some hoax… They have a prototype which has been attached to an actual vehicle and independently tested to substantiate their claims.

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Plug-In Hybrid Bus at Denali NP Uses Up to 70% Less Fuel

Low Cost Gas Engine Innovation Doubles Fuel Economy