North America's largest school bus manufacturer, IC Corporation,, last week introduced the nation's first hybrid school bus. This hybrid school bus can deliver about a 40% increase in fuel economy. The new hybrid school bus also offers a plug-in option. The initial power train for the hybrid school bus will couple an International VT365 V8 diesel engine with a post-transmission 80 kW Hybrid Drive System. The system is based on a parallel architecture. The plug-in option for this first Hybrid School Bus is likely not to get a great deal of market traction in this early incarnation. Despite that, the offering of the option is a big step forward. This school bus could teach us a lot if we want to learn.
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