Van Hool A300K
| Van Hool A300K | |
|---|---|
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| Availability to North America | 2005 to Present |
| Length | 30 feet |
| Width | 102 inches |
| Power/Fuel | Diesel, Diesel Electric Hybrid |
The Van Hool A300K is a 30 foot transit bus for the North American transit market. It takes design cues from the A300 such as having the engine mounted to the left in the middle of the bus. A diesel-electric hybrid version for AC Transit was displayed at the 2008 APTA Expo.
The distincitive front hood on the roof houses the engine cooling system. This type of mounting helps protect the cooling system from dirt, debris, and water. This mounting also allows fast moving air that bounces off the windscreen and up under the hood to cool the engine when the vehicle is in motion. Because the air generated from the vehicle's motion helps cool the engine, the bus's cooling system can be made smaller and not have to work as hard.
For buses meeting the EPA 2007 standards, the engine compartment was reconfigured so that the exhuast runs to the roof and is dispersed at the rear. This allows the hot exhaust produced from regeneration of the particulate filter on EPA 2007 engines to be vented away from street level.
Specifications
Engine
Transmission
HVAC
- Carrier
Electrical
- VDO KIBE Multiplex
Suspension
- Air springs and telescopic shock absorbers
Axles
Brakes
- Four wheel disk brakes
Operators
United States 
- AC Transit - Alameda & Contra Costa Counties, CA
References
- Van Hool A300K Specification Sheet