Zero Tailpipe Emission Hybrid Electric Bus Uses Dual Batteries
piloted by GE research team. The team integrates a high-energy density sodium battery with a high-power lithium battery into a dual power system to optimize performance for acceleration and range. …
… “While significant advances in battery technology have been made, further reductions in the size and cost of batteries will be needed to enable the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.
GE researchers believe a dual system with high power and energy storage capacity could achieve the optimal electric driving range and acceleration requirements at a more practical size scale and cost for larger vehicles.
The research is being done as part of a $13 million research project GE is engaged in with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and Northeast Advanced Vehicle Consortium, funded under the National Fuel Cell Bus Program. ” …
Research at GE.
National Fuel Cell Bus Program (PDF).
A view of fuel cell bus use in United States bus fleets (PDF).
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