[Quietcars] diesel hybrid school bus

[michael townsend]

Diesels operate differently than gasoline engines in that their vacuum
levels are different.  It depends upon who makes the engine/hybrid set up,
as some gasoline hybrids allow the engine to run when the vehicles idle as
well, so don't negatively assume that the engine stops just because a hybrid
vehicle idles.  


Do you have the manufacturer of the vehicle rather than the vendor.  I'd be
willing to call them specifically if you don't want to do so.  It is very
important to stop assuming the worst in terms of the hybrid, because this
will impact people's thoughts about organization ideologies and, could also
impact any positive work that is being done regarding this quest of getting
manufacturers to fit eh hybrid vehicles with a designated audio output that
might benefit everyone who needs it.  

Thanks for passing this along.  

I'll do some research in terms of hybrid diesels and pass along to the list
what I find.  

 

-----Original Message-----
From: quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:quietcars-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Ken Stewart
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 12:35 AM
To: leadership at acb.org; quietcars at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Quietcars] diesel hybrid school bus

Recently the local school district here in Warwick announced it was
purchasing a hybrid school bus.  When I followed up with the School
District, the Transportation Director identified its vendor for me.  I just
had a phone conversation with Glenn Matthews, the owner of that vendor,
Matthews Bus Company in Balston Spa, NY.  He admitted having no previous
awareness of the pedestrian danger of vehicles while operating on electric
power.  He stated that his diesel hybrids always have the diesel engine at
least idling while it co-generates electric power from braking, for
example.  He referred me to the manufacturer's representative.  He said the
manufacturer is Eaton in Detroit.  It was a very cordial exchange, but I was
not convinced that the bus operates as he believes.  Anyone else know more
about this?



      

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