California-based ISE Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ISE Limited and developer, manufacturer and distributor of heavy duty hybrid-electric drive systems, will begin accepting orders for its next-generation, battery-dominant CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Hybrid System for transit buses with production units expected to be available in 2011.
Its next-generation CNG Hybrid System has more than sufficient power to handle freeway travel and the varied bus routes that are inevitably part of normal operation. ISE says the performance gains of ISE’s hybrid technology provide better acceleration than conventional CNG. The battery dominant system allows the engine to run at lower speeds and power, which translates to quiet and smooth operation and contributes to longer engine life.
ISE claims the CNG Hybrid System offers unique competitive advantages over conventional CNG systems, including fuel efficiency improvements of up to 40%, greenhouse gas emissions reduction of CO2 by up to 40% as compared to conventional CNG systems, and EPA 2010 compliant for NOx and PM.
ISE Corp’s President and CEO Rick Sander commented, “ISE is doing its part in the advancement of clean technology in transit with our new battery-dominant CNG Hybrid System. We believe this configuration gives mass transit customers an excellent CNG solution that will take them through the next 10 years – one that can help them save up to 40% on fuel and significantly reduce harmful CO2, NOx, and particulate emissions.”
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