Nov 11, 2011
All Aluminum frame makes bus 40% lighter than steel and Boeing 737 Max engine will be 12% more fuel efficient
Alcoa today announced it has developed a new all-aluminum space frame and bus design for BYD that has reduced the weight of the new BYD Electric Bus body by 40 percent...The combined weight savings are expected to help improve the overall range of the electric bus by at least 10 percent. The new bus has a range of approximately 300 kilometers (188 miles) on a full charge.