Mitsubishi Heavy to jointly develop, test electric transit bus in Canada
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), along with the government of Manitoba, Red River College, Canada Manitoba Hydro, New Flyer Industries and Canada ULC have joined up to develop and test an electric transit bus that will feature "advanced battery and charging technologies." MHI will handle developing the prototype bus' lithium-ion battery packs. The three-year, C$3 million ($3.16 million U.S. at the current exchange rate) electric transit bus project is aimed at developing a battery-powered coach that can tackle cold weather conditions. The goal of the project is to demonstrate that an electric transit bus is more than capable of ferrying passengers around and would be a suitable substitute for some diesel-powered buses in North America. This project is the first to come out of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in December of 2010 between MHI and the government of Manitoba. The MOU outlines a collaborative framework that will contribute to Manitoba becoming a low-carbon society. [Source: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]Continue reading Mitsubishi Heavy to jointly develop, test electric transit bus in Canada
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