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San Francisco selects BAE Systems Series-ER for 68 transit buses for Green Bus Zones

Green Car Congress

BAE’s series hybrid system features no mechanical link between the diesel engine and the axle. All power comes from the electric motor. Power flows in series from engine to generator to traction motor. Boston, Louisville, Montreal, Nashville, and Seattle are using Series-ER technology to cut down emissions.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Blue Concept PHEV Van with diesel or hydrogen fuel cells and rooftop photovoltaic. The advanced technology vehicle would have an extended driving range on battery power alone and would also have a diesel or gasoline engine that could power the car when the battery was low. Expects production around 2014.

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