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This another amazing crop.

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Oh, my, this hybrid runs diesel.

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I wasn't sure how long the hybrid bus would be in the neighborhood. My wife drove by and saw the rear door open like someone was loading up for the road. I rushed to take photos, despite poor location of the sun.

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There are 12 photos of the bus--or should that be buses? The photo names are titles of 1960's songs.

Michael Lavander posted a photo:

Ford Fusion Hybrid engine and transaxle.

I spent a little over six years as an engineer working on the launch of the Ford Escape and Fusion Hybrid vehicles with Aisin AW; the hybrid transaxle supplier.

tonyluan1990 posted a photo:

Two AUV BJ6123C7C4D 12m low floor diesel-electric hybrid city buses built by Foton in Beijing

The city of Beijing has a large collection of superstar buses and coaches in the country. Among the latest superstar buses, BJ6123C7C4D is boosting Beijing onto the top of the list for hybrid bus operating city. After the Olympics, Beijing continued its Green Public Transport concept and an 800 hybrid buses contract was put out by BPT. As the leading commercial vehicle manufacturer and the pioneer hybrid bus builder with 30 vehicles operating in Guangzhou, Foton, a Beijing-based corporation, won the 800 vehicles tender. (Note: At first the tender included 500 complete buses and 300 chassis to be completed by Jinghua; however, since Jinghua diminished, 800 complete buses were all designated to be built by Foton.)

BJ6123C7C4D shares the same face with BJ6126 series coaches and the tail from some other Foton city buses. The exterior is a pure Chinese design without any similarities with any other buses. Although original, the face is always commented as "innocent" or "confused" by bus fans. The low floor, accessible bus is equipped with wide doors and big windows; due to the sloped windscreen, the twin-leaf front door is of non-symmetrical design, although basically useless. The interior remains identical to those of all new low floor buses in Beijing since 2008. An innovation is the glass which keeps the embarking passengers through the front door completely from invading the driver’s cockpit with heads or arms.

BJ6123C7C4D adopts a parallel diesel-electric hybrid system and the essential hybrid system from Eaton presents. Propulsion from the Cummins ISBe+225B 225hp Euro IV diesel engines drives the Eaton AMT (Automatic Mechanical Transmission) gearbox. Between the automatic clutch and the gearbox fits a permanent magnetic synchronous motor (PMSM) from Eaton with 44kW peak power and 26kW continuous power. Electricity collected from decelerating and braking is stored in the Li-Mn, non-plug-in-rechargeable battery packs, products of Citic Guoan MGL, beneath the last row of passenger seats instead of on the roof. An Eaton control unit commands the entire hybrid system.

The bus is propelled by the motor alone when speed is below 20km/h while the diesel engine takes over the job when speed exceeds. As the result, the bus accelerates from still with a sound very similar to that of an AC trolley-bus. ZF axles provide comfortable rides but unfortunately, due to the AMT gearbox, the gear shifting is not as smoothly as those AT buses do so that Passengers are able to feel the presence of the slight dashes. In general, with the advertisements and the working theory introductions posted in and outside the bus, passengers rate BK6123C7C4D a high score.

In the picture, Fleet No. 88475 (Trolley-buses Division, hybrid or dual-power bus, code 475) is proceeding along Lincui Road, approaching Kehui Road Crossing. Fleet No. 88475 is the fourth batch BJ6123C7C4D. Batches following the first feature small modifications, including the absence of folding seats in the wheelchair area and the outside lamps above the doors. At present Line 81 is no longer dominated by BJ6123C7C4Ds; now the main force is the newest hybrid XMQ6127GH1, while a few Fotons and Jinghua electric buses are only supplemental units.

Joe Wilcox posted a photo:

Can I ride?

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After uploading the photos, I saw two big boo-boos. I had forgotten to obscure two license plates, including the one in this photo. I used Picnik to edit the images online and obscure the numbers. Now that's cool.

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This crop of the previous photo demonstrates how much remarkable detail the Leica X1 captures.

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It's really a remarkable vehicle.

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These 12 photos won't win awards for composition. I dodged cars to shoot from the street and seek out the best of bad lighting conditions.

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I used the Leica X1 to shoot this series of 12 hybrid psychedelic bus photos.

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Recently, my wife spotted this, ah, hybrid vehicle in our neighborhood.

Argonne National Laboratory posted a photo:

Argonne’s Advanced Powertrain Research Facility (APRF) enables researchers to conduct vehicle benchmarking and testing activities that provide data critical to the development and commercialization of next-generation vehicles. Argonne engineers use the facility’s two-wheel drive (2WD) and four-wheel drive (4WD) dynamometers and state-of-the-art instrumentation to reveal important information on performance, fuel economy, energy consumption and emissions output. The APRF is capable of testing conventional, hybrid and advanced electrical propulsion systems using a variety of standard and renewable fuels in a precise laboratory environment.

Learn more about transportation research at Argonne »

Argonne National Laboratory.

Argonne National Laboratory posted a photo:

Argonne’s Advanced Powertrain Research Facility (APRF) enables researchers to conduct vehicle benchmarking and testing activities that provide data critical to the development and commercialization of next-generation vehicles. Argonne engineers use the facility’s two-wheel drive (2WD) and four-wheel drive (4WD) dynamometers and state-of-the-art instrumentation to reveal important information on performance, fuel economy, energy consumption and emissions output. The APRF is capable of testing conventional, hybrid and advanced electrical propulsion systems using a variety of standard and renewable fuels in a precise laboratory environment.

Learn more about transportation research at Argonne »

Argonne National Laboratory.

Argonne National Laboratory posted a photo:

Argonne’s Advanced Powertrain Research Facility (APRF) enables researchers to conduct vehicle benchmarking and testing activities that provide data critical to the development and commercialization of next-generation vehicles. Argonne engineers use the facility’s two-wheel drive (2WD) and four-wheel drive (4WD) dynamometers and state-of-the-art instrumentation to reveal important information on performance, fuel economy, energy consumption and emissions output. The APRF is capable of testing conventional, hybrid and advanced electrical propulsion systems using a variety of standard and renewable fuels in a precise laboratory environment.

Learn more about transportation research at Argonne »

Argonne National Laboratory.

Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet posted a photo:

PEARL HARBOR (July 12, 2010) Capt. John Polowczyk, commanding officer of the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Pearl Harbor, prepares to take the new conventional hybrid vehicle for a test drive. U.S. Army Research and Development funds were used to produce the modifications to the vehicle. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

tonyluan1990 posted a photo:

A King Long XMQ6127GH1 12m low floor diesel-electric hybrid city bus

King Long version of "Beijing hybrid city buses", with its sibling Youngman Neoplan JNP6120GHP-1, is the newest hybrid buses in Beijing, helping the number of operating hybrid buses in Beijing hit 860 in Spring 2010.

XMQ6127G series has the latest, and also the best-loved exterior design of King Long's city buses, clear while stylish. Regretfully, the low floor, accessible bus has small windows and not enough wide doors. The interior remains identical to those of all new low floor buses in Beijing since 2008. The driver’s cockpit shielding glass becomes standard on BPT's new buses. Only the basic equipments are selected; folding seats in wheelchair area and outside wheelchair calling button are given up.

Same as BJ6123C7C4D, XMQ6127GH1 adopts a parallel diesel-electric hybrid system and the essential hybrid system from Eaton presents. Propulsion from the Cummins ISBe+225B 225hp Euro IV diesel engines drives the Eaton AMT (Automatic Mechanical Transmission) gearbox. Between the automatic clutch and the gearbox fits a permanent magnetic synchronous motor (PMSM) from Eaton with 44kW peak power and 26kW continuous power. Electricity collected from decelerating and braking is stored in the Li-Mn, non-plug-in-rechargeable battery packs, products of Citic Guoan MGL, beneath the last row of passenger seats instead of on the roof. An Eaton control unit commands the entire hybrid system.

The bus is propelled by the motor alone when speed is below 20km/h while the diesel engine takes over the job when speed exceeds. As the result, the bus accelerates from still with a sound very similar to that of an AC trolley-bus. ZF axles provide comfortable rides but unfortunately, due to the AMT gearbox, the gear shifting is not as smoothly as those AT buses do so that passengers are able to feel the presence of the slight dashes. But overall, XMQ6127GH1 is remarkable thanks to King Long's quality.

In the picture, Fleet No. 88625 (Trolley-buses Division, hybrid or dual-power bus, code 625) is proceeding along Lincui Road toward Lincui Bridge on North 5th Ring Road. In total 20 XMQ6127GH1s are in operation, all assigned to Line 81. Line 81 is derived from Olympic Special Bus Line 1, but goes more northward reaching the residential communities around Baoshengli area.

tonyluan1990 posted a photo:

A King Long XMQ6127GH1 12m low floor diesel-electric hybrid city bus

King Long version of "Beijing hybrid city buses", with its sibling Youngman Neoplan JNP6120GHP-1, is the newest hybrid buses in Beijing, helping the number of operating hybrid buses in Beijing hit 860 in Spring 2010.

XMQ6127G series has the latest, and also the best-loved exterior design of King Long's city buses, clear while stylish. Regretfully, the low floor, accessible bus has small windows and not enough wide doors. The interior remains identical to those of all new low floor buses in Beijing since 2008. The driver’s cockpit shielding glass becomes standard on BPT's new buses. Only the basic equipments are selected; folding seats in wheelchair area and outside wheelchair calling button are given up.

Same as BJ6123C7C4D, XMQ6127GH1 adopts a parallel diesel-electric hybrid system and the essential hybrid system from Eaton presents. Propulsion from the Cummins ISBe+225B 225hp Euro IV diesel engines drives the Eaton AMT (Automatic Mechanical Transmission) gearbox. Between the automatic clutch and the gearbox fits a permanent magnetic synchronous motor (PMSM) from Eaton with 44kW peak power and 26kW continuous power. Electricity collected from decelerating and braking is stored in the Li-Mn, non-plug-in-rechargeable battery packs, products of Citic Guoan MGL, beneath the last row of passenger seats instead of on the roof. An Eaton control unit commands the entire hybrid system.

The bus is propelled by the motor alone when speed is below 20km/h while the diesel engine takes over the job when speed exceeds. As the result, the bus accelerates from still with a sound very similar to that of an AC trolley-bus. ZF axles provide comfortable rides but unfortunately, due to the AMT gearbox, the gear shifting is not as smoothly as those AT buses do so that passengers are able to feel the presence of the slight dashes. But overall, XMQ6127GH1 is remarkable thanks to King Long's quality.

In the picture, Fleet No. 88627 (Trolley-buses Division, hybrid or dual-power bus, code 627) is passing Lincui Road - Kehui Road Crossing, which is next to the Olympic Village. In total 20 MQ6127GH1s are in operation, all assigned to Line 81. Line 81 is derived from Olympic Special Bus Line 1, but goes more northward reaching the residential communities around Baoshengli area.

tonyluan1990 posted a photo:

A King Long XMQ6127GH1 12m low floor diesel-electric hybrid city bus

King Long version of "Beijing hybrid city buses", with its sibling Youngman Neoplan JNP6120GHP-1, is the newest hybrid buses in Beijing, helping the number of operating hybrid buses in Beijing hit 860 in Spring 2010.

XMQ6127G series has the latest, and also the best-loved exterior design of King Long's city buses, clear while stylish. Regretfully, the low floor, accessible bus has small windows and not enough wide doors. The interior remains identical to those of all new low floor buses in Beijing since 2008. The driver’s cockpit shielding glass becomes standard on BPT's new buses. Only the basic equipments are selected; folding seats in wheelchair area and outside wheelchair calling button are given up.

Same as BJ6123C7C4D, XMQ6127GH1 adopts a parallel diesel-electric hybrid system and the essential hybrid system from Eaton presents. Propulsion from the Cummins ISBe+225B 225hp Euro IV diesel engines drives the Eaton AMT (Automatic Mechanical Transmission) gearbox. Between the automatic clutch and the gearbox fits a permanent magnetic synchronous motor (PMSM) from Eaton with 44kW peak power and 26kW continuous power. Electricity collected from decelerating and braking is stored in the Li-Mn, non-plug-in-rechargeable battery packs, products of Citic Guoan MGL, beneath the last row of passenger seats instead of on the roof. An Eaton control unit commands the entire hybrid system.

The bus is propelled by the motor alone when speed is below 20km/h while the diesel engine takes over the job when speed exceeds. As the result, the bus accelerates from still with a sound very similar to that of an AC trolley-bus. ZF axles provide comfortable rides but unfortunately, due to the AMT gearbox, the gear shifting is not as smoothly as those AT buses do so that passengers are able to feel the presence of the slight dashes. But overall, XMQ6127GH1 is remarkable thanks to King Long's quality.

In the picture, Fleet No. 88623 (Trolley-buses Division, hybrid or dual-power bus, code 623) is proceeding along Lincui Road toward Lincui Bridge on North 5th Ring Road. In total 20 XMQ6127GH1s are in operation, all assigned to Line 81. Line 81 is derived from Olympic Special Bus Line 1, but goes more northward reaching the residential communities around Baoshengli area.