Yutong to produce new-energy buses in H2

Shanghai, April 1 (Gasgoo.com) China's largest bus-maker Zhengzhou Yutong Group Co. is planning to mass-produce new-energy buses in the second half of this year, xinhuanet.com said today.

In 1999, Zhengzhou Yutong began its research and development of new-energy buses. The bus maker has built seven petrol-electric hybrid bus models, which are under trial operation in Beijing, Guangzhou and Zhengzhou.

The trial version of 12-meter-long hybrid bus models can be save 17%-19% energy compared with the ordinary MT (manual transmission) bus, the test result said. Yutong’s hybrid bus can be 25% more energy-saving than a gas-guzzling AT bus.

The bus maker now is taking active measures to apply for the new-energy bus production permit from the government immediately after China recently issued new energy vehicles stimulus policy.

The company is well prepared to mass-produce new-energy buses in the second half of 2009.