{"id":7740,"date":"2019-12-16T13:20:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T12:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/?p=7740"},"modified":"2019-12-16T13:20:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T12:20:24","slug":"san-francisco-to-operate-part-time-electric-buses-thanks-to-bae-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/hybrid-bus\/san-francisco-to-operate-part-time-electric-buses-thanks-to-bae-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco to operate &#8216;part-time&#8217; electric buses thanks to BAE Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco opts for <strong>BAE Systems<\/strong> electric motor for <strong>68 transit buses<\/strong> bound to operate in the city&#8217;s <strong>Green Bus Zones<\/strong>. These buses will be able, thanks to Series-ER system, to switch off the combustion engine and run on electric power in planned green zones through the city.<\/p>\n<p>BAE Systems announced in a press release its selection by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (<strong>SFMTA<\/strong>) to supply electric power and propulsion systems for the batch of transit buses. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/hybrid\/buses-zero-emission-in-city-center-30-adl-for-brighton-with-series-hybrid-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The same system is mounted on the double decker ADL buses in Brighton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Green-Zones-Image-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"bae system san francisco\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/>\n<p>The <strong>Series-ER (Electric Range) system<\/strong> will operate on 68 transit buses and create designated zones throughout San Francisco that are free of emissions. The Series-ER system targets these hot spots to reduce emissions and improve air quality in the areas where people live, work, and visit.<\/p>\n<p>California is the forerunner state in the US on the way to decarbonize bus fleets, which\u00a0are expected to be zero emission by 2040.\u00a0It\u2019s the target of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/news\/california-pushes-for-the-transition-only-zero-emission-purchases-from-2029\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Innovative Clean Transit rule<\/strong>, voted by <strong>California\u2019s Air Resources Board (CARB)<\/strong> exactly one year ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>San Francisco: part-time electric buses<\/h2>\n<p>The decision by SFMTA belongs to the path to convert public transport in San Francisco to zero emission by 2035,\u00a0as each bus will now be able to drive on clean electric power through each of the areas, known as \u201cgreen zones\u201d. Buses can now switch to battery power from a combustion engine, temporarily eliminating diesel emissions when they cross the threshold of a green zone. The technology allows the city to <strong>convert the fleet into part-time electric buses <\/strong>as an intermediate step to full electrification.<\/p>\n<p>The green zones \u2014 nine in total \u2014 are located in population-dense neighborhoods most affected by air pollution. Each of the zones have a large presence of traffic that is contributing to a high rate of air pollution.<\/p>\n<h2>Turn off the engine entering the green zones<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThis technology helps San Francisco get one step closer to full zero emissions operations, improving the health of the city\u2019s environment and its residents,\u201d said <strong>Steve Trichka<\/strong>, vice president and general manager of BAE Systems\u2019 Power and Propulsion Solutions business. \u201cWith Series-ER,<strong> buses are programmed using global positioning software to turn off the bus engine once it enters the green zone<\/strong> and operate solely on electric battery energy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Francisco opts for BAE Systems electric motor for 68 transit buses bound to operate in the city&#8217;s Green Bus Zones. 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