Ashok Leyland Hybus at Auto Expo 2016 Delhi

Ashok Leyland introduced its Hybrid Bus called "Hybus" at Auto Expo 2016 held at Delhi, India. Being Hybrid, Hybus helps reduce emissions, and offers significant efficiencies in operating costs. Especially designed for urban transport with start-stop cycles, ultracapacitors provide the diesel motor with necessary power for movement. This environment consicious vehicle combines international standards of comfort and convenience, and offers a bus in a class of its own. With no clarity on how the next wave of buses would be, Ashok Leyland is pushing itself to offer various options and whichever product granulates that can be taken forward. 

ASHOK LEYLAND HYBUS AT AUTO EXPO 2016 DELHI

Hybus uses ultracapacitors to store energy Unlike batteries this is stored electrostatically on the surface of the material and does not involve chemical reactions. Given their fundamental mechanism, ultracapacitors can be charged quickly, leading to a very high power density, and do not loose their storage capabilities over time. Ultracapacitors can last millions of charge / discharge cycles without losing energy storage capability. Also it charges much quickly making it more sensible to charge when the buses are stopping in bus stops. Though the energy density is much lower than batteries for for a duty cycle like city buses, ultracapacitors or supercapacitors may be a choice. 

ASHOK LEYLAND HYBUS AT AUTO EXPO 2016 DELHI

Acknowledgements : Motor India 

Pic Courtesy : Prakash Body Constructions, Nagaon (Assam), India.