DesignLine Eco-Smart I

The DesignLine Eco-Smart I is a battery electric bus built on the Olymbus / 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.

DesignLine Eco-Smart I
Years of manufacture	2007 to present
Length	34 feet
Width	96 inches

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.

Recently, two similar buses, now marketed as the Eco-Smart I, have been shipped to Abu Dhabi (UAE) where they will be used as luxury shuttles for a local resort.

Specifications

Dimensions

• Length: 10.42 m (34 feet)
• Width: 2.48 m (96 inches)
• Height: 3.06 m (121 inches)

Motors

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Power Storage

• Type 11 modules Zebra Z36-371-ML3C-64
• Sodium/Nickel Chloride
• Rated energy 261.8 kWh

HVAC

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Suspension

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Axles

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Operators

Abu Dhabi (UAE)

• Tourism Development & Investment Co - Sir Bani Yas Island

Australia File:Flag of Australia.jpg

• Adelaide City Council - Adelaide, SA

Production List

Below is a list of known Tindo / Eco-Smart I buses.

Owner	Fleet number	Thumbnail	Year	VIN	Body	Engine	Notes
File:Flag of Australia.jpg Adelaide City Council	no# (1 unit)		2007	7DL2700207A006042	34-foot 'Olymbus' body		Built in New Zealand, delivered in Dec. 2007
Tourism Development & Investment Co	? (2 units)		2010		34-foot? 'Olymbus' body		Built in North Carolina, delivered in Apr. 2010 Platinum Edition