From the Composites Technology Website, "Mobile Energy Solutions LLC (MES, Golden, Colo.) will soon premiere a “green” transit bus, featuring a fuel cell/hybrid electric motor optimized for fuel efficiency with an all-composite body made from recycled plastics.
The low-floor, 37-passenger vehicle is being developed under two Research and Development contracts from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Admin.’s (FTA) National Fuel Cell Bus Program.
The 35-ft/10.7m long bus bodies will be infusion molded plastic. The design will be fabricated in two sections: an upper shell (the roof from the window line up) and a lower shell comprising four separately molded sections that will be bonded together and then joined to the upper shell.
The body’s reduced weight will make the bus more efficient than a standard bus retrofitted with hybrid propulsion."
Now that's what I call taking recycled materials to new heights!!
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