CPTDB Wiki Moderator, Editor, Administrators
20,393
edits
DesignLine Eco-Smart I: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
(→Operators: STL) |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
|} | |} | ||
The '''[[DesignLine International|DesignLine]] Eco-Smart I''' is a battery electric bus built on the [[DesignLine EcoSaver IV|Olymbus]] / [[DesignLine EcoSaver IV|EcoSaver IV]] platform. The prototype, named Tindo (after the word for sun in the indigenous language of the Kaurna people of South Australia), is operated by the Adelaide City Council and has been heavily marketed as the world's first solar electric bus. The bus is not actually equipped with any solar panels, but is recharged using a solar photovoltaic system installed at the Adelaide Central Bus Station. | The '''[[DesignLine International|DesignLine]] Eco-Smart I''' is a battery electric bus built on the [[DesignLine EcoSaver IV|Olymbus]]/[[DesignLine EcoSaver IV|EcoSaver IV]] platform. The prototype, named ''Tindo'' (after the word for sun in the indigenous language of the Kaurna people of South Australia), is operated by the Adelaide City Council and has been heavily marketed as the world's first solar electric bus. The bus is not actually equipped with any solar panels, but is recharged using a solar photovoltaic system installed at the Adelaide Central Bus Station. | ||
According to the Adelaide City Council, the bus is able to travel about 200 kilometres between recharges under typical urban conditions. Tindo is equipped with air-conditioning and can carry up to 40 passengers, with 25 standard seats, 2 seats especially designed for disabled passengers and room for 13 standing passengers. | According to the Adelaide City Council, the bus is able to travel about 200 kilometres between recharges under typical urban conditions. Tindo is equipped with air-conditioning and can carry up to 40 passengers, with 25 standard seats, 2 seats especially designed for disabled passengers and room for 13 standing passengers. | ||
Two similar buses, now marketed as the Eco-Smart I, were shipped to Abu Dhabi (UAE) in 2010 where they are used as luxury shuttles for a local resort.<ref>[http://www.designlinecorporation.com/TDIC-DesignLine%20Release%204-20-10.pdf DesignLine Middle East Announces Delivery of Electric Buses to Tourism Development & Investment Company], designlinecorporation.com, retrieved on 2010-07-08</ref> | |||
| Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
'''Motors''' | '''Motors''' | ||
* | * 2 x Bosch RexRoth Idramat 3-phase AC Induction 335 hp (total) | ||
'''Power | '''Power storage''' | ||
* Type 11 modules Zebra Z36-371-ML3C-64 | * Type 11 modules Zebra Z36-371-ML3C-64 sodium-nickel chloride 261.8 kWh | ||
'''HVAC''' | '''HVAC''' | ||
* | * Sutrak | ||
* Thermo King | |||
'''Suspension''' | '''Suspension''' | ||
* | * [[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] air | ||
'''Axles''' | '''Axles''' | ||
* | * Front: [[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] 85A | ||
* Rear: [[ZF Friedrichshafen|ZF]] A132 | |||
'''Brakes''' | |||
* Bendix disc brakes with ABS and ATC | |||
==Operators== | ==Operators== | ||
| Line 55: | Line 57: | ||
==Production List== | ==Production List== | ||
Below is a list of known Tindo / Eco-Smart I buses.<ref>[http://www.busaustralia.com/fleetlists/ Australia Bus FleetLists]</ref> | Below is a list of known Tindo/Eco-Smart I buses.<ref>[http://www.busaustralia.com/fleetlists/ Australia Bus FleetLists]</ref> | ||
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable | {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable | ||