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Roof mounted equipment, such as HVAC or CNG tanks, was built into the overall height of the bus. Diesel powered, buses had the fuel tank immediately behind the front open side wheel. | Roof mounted equipment, such as HVAC or CNG tanks, was built into the overall height of the bus. Diesel powered, buses had the fuel tank immediately behind the front open side wheel. | ||
A prototype diesel-electric hybrid Orion VI was produced in | A prototype diesel-electric hybrid Orion VI was produced in 1996. Development, which began in 1993, was funded by the Federal Transit Administration, the New York Power Authority and New York State Energy | ||
Research and Development Authority. The three-door bus had | Research and Development Authority. The three-door bus had tandem rear axles. Each of the four rear wheels featured induction hub motors from General Electric. A 5.9 litre [[Cummins]] engine powered an Onan generator, which produced electricity to power the vehicle. Following non-revenue testing, results showed that hybrid buses could reduce fuel consumption and emissions.<ref name=TCRB>[http://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/tcrp/tcrp_rpt_59.pdf Transit Cooperative Research Program Report 59: Hybrid-Electric Transit Buses: Status, Issues, and Benefits]</ref> | ||
Orion moved toward production of the hybrid Orion VI and received an order for 10 trial buses from [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|New York City Transit]] (NYCT). These buses used the [[wikipedia:Lockheed Martin|Lockheed Martin]] [[BAE Systems HybriDrive|HybriDrive]] system which included a 230 hp [[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 30|Series 30]] diesel engine, a 170 kW generator, and a 187 kW AC traction motor.<ref name=TCRB/> The first buses entered service in September 1998. The NYCT would eventually go on to purchase a substantial number of hybrid [[Orion VII]] buses that were equipped in a similar fashion.<ref>[https://p2infohouse.org/ref/36/35673.pdf NYCT Diesel Hybrid-Electric Buses - Program status update]</ref> Trial fleets of the hybrid Orion VI were also purchased by [[Fresno Area Express]], [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]], [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|San Francisco MUNI]], and [[Torrance Transit]]. | Orion moved toward production of the hybrid Orion VI and received an order for 10 trial buses from [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority|New York City Transit]] (NYCT). These buses used the [[wikipedia:Lockheed Martin|Lockheed Martin]] [[BAE Systems HybriDrive|HybriDrive]] system which included a 230 hp [[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 30|Series 30]] diesel engine, a 170 kW generator, and a 187 kW AC traction motor.<ref name=TCRB/> The first buses entered service in September 1998. The NYCT would eventually go on to purchase a substantial number of hybrid [[Orion VII]] buses that were equipped in a similar fashion.<ref>[https://p2infohouse.org/ref/36/35673.pdf NYCT Diesel Hybrid-Electric Buses - Program status update]</ref> Trial fleets of the hybrid Orion VI were also purchased by [[Fresno Area Express]], [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]], [[San Francisco Municipal Railway|San Francisco MUNI]], and [[Torrance Transit]]. | ||