King Long diesel-electric hybrid demo for SBS Transit

• no display name

  28 Dec 10, 18:06

  From Zaobao today:

  SBS Transit will be trialling a King Long  diesel-eletric hybrid bus for a year, beginning mid 2011. The bus was brought in by King Long and ST Kinetics. If the trial is successful, they may mass purchase of such buses in future. SBS Transit has not decided which route the bus will serve at this point.

  Diesel-eletric hybrid bus uses 23% less diesel than normal buses, and produces lesser exhaust smoke. There are many more advantages.

  I don't have a scanner to scan the news article and picture of the bus, i can't find the exact photo, but the bus looks something like this:

  

   

   

   

• no display name

  28 Dec 10, 18:14

  The other bus company SMRT said they are presently studying the feasibility of using eco-friendly buses, including hybrid buses and will release more details later.

• no display name

  28 Dec 10, 18:21

  found the article on zaobao website liao!

  http://www.zaobao.com.sg/sp/sp101228_011.shtml

• SBS7382C

  28 Dec 10, 19:43

  what about the current hybrid buses SBST has

• sexy girls

  28 Dec 10, 20:04

  how come the article write it is singapore's first diesel hybrid bus. thought got sunlong already?

• no display name

  28 Dec 10, 20:33

  Originally posted by SBS7382C:

  what about the current hybrid buses SBST has

  i think they will still keep the current hybrid bus. this king long is the bus which was originally meant for SMRT and Brickston. think ST Kinetics managed to convince SBST to run trials for the bus instead of SMRT

   

• sBs_boy

  28 Dec 10, 20:35

  Originally posted by sexy girls:

  how come the article write it is singapore's first diesel hybrid bus. thought got sunlong already?

  This bus was being launched last year. Way before the Sunlongs.

• sexy girls

  28 Dec 10, 20:39

  Originally posted by sBs_boy:

  This bus was being launched last year. Way before the Sunlongs.

  oh.... is the ST Kinetics bus.

• fireice rox

  28 Dec 10, 20:45

  smrt dun want the bus, so now give sbst??

• Himanshudpfoc

  28 Dec 10, 21:31

  hi dear i am new here and not to be in fear becuse the solution to your problem is near

• SGCar

  28 Dec 10, 22:11

  It was on yesterday's My Paper, but my scanner spoil, therefore unable to share the news earlier. So this was the supposingly SMRT King Long?

  Cheers.

• no display name

  28 Dec 10, 22:28

  Originally posted by SGCar:

  It was on yesterday's My Paper, but my scanner spoil, therefore unable to share the news earlier. So this was the supposingly SMRT King Long?

  Cheers.

  Yes, it is the  King Long which is supposed to be for SMRT! The article is in today's Zaobao.

• no display name

  28 Dec 10, 22:32

  found the pic in omy

  

  新��将从明年中试用一辆混�电动客�巴士，预计乘客到时�体验到这辆环�巴士的低噪音。（巴士动力系统供应商ST Kinetics�供）

   

  本地第1辆混�电动客�巴士（hybrid electric bus）将在明年中上路，开始为期1年的试跑。之��类巴士�能会大批出现在路上。

  这辆以电池与燃油驱动的巴士曾�在本地以�载客方�试跑，耗油�比普通巴士低23%，并有潜力把耗油��低到30%，几乎完全��尾烟问题，行驶间的噪音也大幅度�低。

  本地最大巴士��公�新��（SBS Transit）将从明年中正�让这款巴士载客，但未�露试跑路线。

  这款混å�ˆç”µåŠ¨å·´å£«åœ¨æœ¬åœ°çš„批å�‘价（以一次性购买100辆计算）约$370,000，比普通巴士ç¨�贵。若加上政府给予的“绿色回扣”，包括5%公开市场价值（Open Market Value）等，投资回收期约在3å¹´å·¦å�³ã€‚

  除了新��，�一家巴士��商SMRT也表示正在探索更多以环�替代能�驱动的巴士。

  http://news.omy.sg/News/Local%2BNews/Story/OMYStory201012270403-210259.html

   

• SGCar

  28 Dec 10, 23:21

  Originally posted by no display name:

  found the pic in omy

  

  新��将从明年中试用一辆混�电动客�巴士，预计乘客到时�体验到这辆环�巴士的低噪音。（巴士动力系统供应商ST Kinetics�供）

   

  本地第1辆混�电动客�巴士（hybrid electric bus）将在明年中上路，开始为期1年的试跑。之��类巴士�能会大批出现在路上。

  这辆以电池与燃油驱动的巴士曾�在本地以�载客方�试跑，耗油�比普通巴士低23%，并有潜力把耗油��低到30%，几乎完全��尾烟问题，行驶间的噪音也大幅度�低。

  本地最大巴士��公�新��（SBS Transit）将从明年中正�让这款巴士载客，但未�露试跑路线。

  这款混å�ˆç”µåŠ¨å·´å£«åœ¨æœ¬åœ°çš„批å�‘价（以一次性购买100辆计算）约$370,000，比普通巴士ç¨�贵。若加上政府给予的“绿色回扣”，包括5%公开市场价值（Open Market Value）等，投资回收期约在3å¹´å·¦å�³ã€‚

  除了新��，�一家巴士��商SMRT也表示正在探索更多以环�替代能�驱动的巴士。

  http://news.omy.sg/News/Local%2BNews/Story/OMYStory201012270403-210259.html

   

  Correct, this is the news saw on My Paper on 271210. Not a bad looking bus.

  Cheers.

• XiaoTaro

  28 Dec 10, 23:40

  Very interesting... this bus was firstly meant for smrtb/brickston, then they(stk) registered this bus, used it once during yog. then sent it to china for a exhibition, and now shipped it back to sg, and now meant for sbst instead. what a twist of fate

• nfshp253

  29 Dec 10, 10:34

  Argh! Stop buying MIC shit! Get the new Citaro FuelCell bus instead!

• sBs_boy

  29 Dec 10, 13:58

  Originally posted by nfshp253:

  Argh! Stop buying MIC shit! Get the new Citaro FuelCell bus instead!

  How do u expect them to buy Citaro FuelCell bus when it cost like half a million for each bus ?

• XiaoTaro

  29 Dec 10, 14:20

  Originally posted by sBs_boy:

  How do u expect them to buy Citaro FuelCell bus when it cost like half a million for each bus ?

  it dosent cost half a million. if it did, many operators would have bought it. a single wright b9 already cost half a million. the problem is Mercedes Benz do not have a production ready fuelcell/fuelcell hybrid vehicle yet. the older fuelcell vehicles were for trial, and the new fuelcell blueefficiency hybrid is only on trial in germany only. when its ready, then maybe its possible

• Lee Teuk

  29 Dec 10, 21:21

  Anyone has interior photos of the bus? Is it using cummins engine?

• XiaoTaro

  30 Dec 10, 02:19

  Originally posted by Lee Teuk:

  Anyone has interior photos of the bus? Is it using cummins engine?

  There's a shot of it here, and another taken inside a smrt depot which i dont have the link.

  http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/news8565.html

  Also, the demonstrator that was meant for smrt was shipped to china for a exibit and was still carrying a sg RD plate. Search for XMQ6121G in the link below for the photo.

  http://www.hkbf.org/t389841.htm

  And now its back for sbst... 

• SBS 1000U

  30 Dec 10, 12:52

  I hope that in future these hybrid buses will get cheaper in future and SBST can buy in bulk for the European brands, like the Mercedes Benz Citaro F Cell, MAN Lion City hybrid and Volvo B5L Hybrid double deckers.

  I get to know that ComfortDelgro is trialling the Volvo B5L Hybrid in UK. Wonder how is it???  

• dan474

  30 Dec 10, 21:16

  Humph

• TIB770T

  30 Dec 10, 21:22

  Originally posted by dan474:

  Humph

  What are you trying to say?

• dan474

  30 Dec 10, 21:26

  Originally posted by TIB770T:

  What are you trying to say?

  I'm Not happy

• no display name

  30 Dec 10, 21:31

  Originally posted by dan474:

  I'm Not happy

  Lol. How come? SBST kope the bus away from SMRT?