Re: EVLN(Las Vegas zinc-air Ebus Demo, 110 mile range record)

[Seth <sethea@mediaone.net>]

I might argue the point about the first size electric bus, unless 36
foot long 72 passenger school buses are considered small. Still, if it
made 110 miles on the CBD, that's sounds good for an EV bus.

-Seth
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> On Thu, 29 Nov 2001 00:26:22 -0800 (PST) Bruce EVangel Parmenter
> <brucedp@yahoo.com> writes:
> > EVLN(Las Vegas zinc-air Ebus Demo, 110 mile range record)
> > [The Internet Electric Vehicle List News. For Public EV
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> > Electric Fuel's Electric Bus Takes First On-Road Drive in Las Vegas
> > Public Demo of Company's Zinc-Air, Zero-Emission Bus Is Scheduled
> > Today, Coinciding with Two-Day Symposium for Transit Operators and
> > Industry Representatives
> >
> > LAS VEGAS, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Electric Fuel Corporation
> > today announced the first on-road demonstration drive of the
> > zero-emission electric bus based on the company's zinc-air fuel cell
> > technology.  The demonstration, scheduled today in Las Vegas, is
> > part
> > of a two-day event showcasing the vehicle to transit operators and
> > industry representatives from around the country. Members of the
> > public as well as select congressional, government and industry VIPs
> > are invited to participate in the test drive.
> >
> > The demonstration marks the public debut of the first full-sized
> > electric bus offering an affordable alternative to diesel fuel.  The
> > bus is designed to eliminate pollution as well as health problems
> > associated with diesel fuel emissions.
> >
> > "The zero-emissions bus we are demonstrating in Las Vegas promises
> > to
> > provide a better quality of life for people in urban environments
> > today and for their children and their children's children in years
> > to
> > come," said Yehuda Harats, President and CEO of Electric Fuel
> > Corporation.  "It offers cleaner and healthier air, eliminates the
> > noise created by conventional city buses, and even promotes a sound
> > energy policy by helping reduce our dependence on imported
> > petroleum."
> >
> > "Electric Fuel's electric bus takes an important step toward
> > reducing
> > pollution as well as  promoting energy conservation by eliminating
> > the
> > need to power city buses with diesel fuel," said Senator Harry Reid
> > (D-Nevada). "Building a bus that offers an affordable alternative
> > fuel
> > source and that is nearly ready for delivery is a major
> > accomplishment, and I would like to see this kind of vehicle on the
> > streets of our cities as quickly as possible."
> >
> > With a capacity of 40 seated and 37 standing passengers, Electric
> > Fuel's 40-foot bus utilizes a patented zinc-air fuel cell system
> > that
> > stores and produces sufficient energy to operate for a full day,
> > even
> > with air conditioning and a full passenger load.
> >
> > Installed in a standard transit bus manufactured by Volvo subsidiary
> > NovaBus Corporation, the system creates clean electricity by using
> > oxygen from the air to react with Electric Fuel's proprietary
> > refuelable zinc fuel.  It produces no emissions, can be refueled
> > quickly, is nearly ready for commercial use, and is expected to be
> > cost-competitive with diesel fuel when it goes into regular service.
> >
> > In contrast, buses powered by conventional batteries are limited in
> > size and driving range by the weight of the batteries, while buses
> > under development using hydrogen fuel cells are considered to be
> > expensive and are not expected to be commercially available for many
> > years.
> >
> > In August, the Electric Fuel bus was driven a record-breaking 110
> > miles on a single refueling carrying the weight of a typical heavy
> > passenger payload. More than 100 miles of the test on a taxiway of
> > the
> > former Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome, New York, were driven for
> > eight hours under the rigorous stop-and-go conditions of the Society
> > of Automotive Engineers' Central Business District (CBD) test cycle,
> > meeting all industry standards for an urban transit bus in all-day
> > service.
> >
> > Funding for the project is provided by the Federal Transit
> > Administration as well as Electric Fuel Corporation, General
> > Electric
> > Corporation-Corporate Research & Development, and the Regional
> > Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, with additional
> > funding
> > from the Israel-U.S. Bi-national Industrial Research and Development
> > ("BIRD") Foundation.  The program originated in 1998 and, with
> > continued funding, is expected to put 15 to 20 electric transit
> > buses
> > on the street for a pilot project by 2003.
> >
> > About Electric Fuel
> > Electric Fuel Corporation (http://www.electric-fuel.com), with
> > corporate and sales offices in New York and London, England, and
> > manufacturing and R&D facilities in Israel and Alabama, is a world
> > leader in primary and refuelable Zinc-Air fuel cell technology,
> > pioneering advancements in consumer electronics, electric vehicles,
> > and defense and safety products. Electric Fuel's INSTANT POWER(TM)
> > batteries and chargers are also based on the Company's patented,
> > cutting-edge Zinc-Air fuel cell technology, and are on sale at
> > retail
> > outlets throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel.
> >
> > The matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking
> > statements [...] SOURCE  Electric Fuel Corporation CO:  Electric
> > Fuel
> > Corporation ST:  Nevada IN:  CPR OIL ENV TRN SU: 11/27/2001 11:08
> > EST
> >  ...
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