China Yuchai International Limited, a manufacturer and distributor of engines for on- and off-road applications in China through its main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ("GYMCL"), has introduced China's first CNG-electric hybrid powertrain system.
The new unit is able of charging buses from different manufacturers. German public transport operator Hamburger Hochbahn will be thirst to use it, the battery-powered buses built by Polish company Solaris will be charged at the same Siemens charging stations that also power the plug-in hybrid buses from Volvo which have been serving Hamburg since the end of 2014.
US self-driving car software developer nuTonomy has launched a public trial of a self-driving taxi service in Singapore’s one-north business district, a 2.5 square mile business district, where the company has been conducting daily autonomous vehicle (AV) testing since April.
Japan’s DeNA seems likely to become the next internet company that wants to be in the automotive business. The app maker’s automotive wing had a special event in Tokyo recently to reveal its first self-driving vehicle, a 12-person bus which will began operating in Japan’s Chiba prefecture at a shopping center this month.
The first order is for 75 Urbinos of the 18.75-meter variant, to be delivered to the company Unibuss. The elongated, articulated third-generation buses will be equipped in Euro 6 engines made by DAF and compliant with the Euro 6 emissions norm.