16 Dec 2015

Lithium-ion batteries for electric buses
In this article IDTechEx analyst Dr Victoria Adesanya-Aworinde shares insights into demand and sales forecasts, market share, market size and market leaders.
Background
12 Nov 2015

Shanghai Sunwin Bus Corporation (SUNWIN)
Shanghai-Sunwin Bus Corporation (Sunwin), established in September 2000, is a joint venture between Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC Motor) Volvo (China) Investment Corp. (VIC) and Volvo Bus Corp. (VBC). SAIC is one of 3 big auto groups in China, which is strongly supported by Chinese government. Sunwin also harnesses the globally proven VOLVO technology and world class advanced product development.
Included are:
Background: SWOT
9 Nov 2015

Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co. Ltd
Yutong has set up the only experimental center in the world which is specialized in the experimental study of buses and coaches. Yutong also possesses a professional R&D team of over 1,000 people who have advanced concepts of bus development so as to guide the design of bus products with science and technology.
- Improved design level and guaranteed manufacturing capability of Yutong's bus products.
Full profile interview
2 May 2014

Sinautec Automobile Technologies
Sinautec is a Chinese company developing electric buses. Interestingly they have developed a bus technology that uses only supercapacitors as energy storage device. This is possible only because they charge quickly the SC at each bus stop. This principle is known as opportunity charging which has been adopted by ABB as well in their TOSA charging system in Geneva.
1 May 2012

Lessons from Electric Futures London
Electric Futures London took place 27 April with about 40 people present. Its focus was rail and bus electrification.
9 May 2011

Volvo and SAIC Electric Bus joint-venture
The Volvo and SAIC Electric Bus partnership will develop driveline systems for hybrid and electric buses in Shanghai, pending governmental authorization.