Hybrid buses to serve Summer Davos in Dalian

Shanghai, August 11 (Gasgoo.com) A new type of hybrid power bus that can cuts fuel use by 30% will go into service during the upcoming Summer Davos Forum starting September 10 in northeast China's coastal city of Dalian, xinhuanet.com reported.

"The hybrid power bus does not give off fumes when starting or going down a slope," said Zhao Zhongmin, design chief of FAW Bus and Coach Co., Ltd. The bus, which meets Euro III emission standards, uses only 30 liters of fuel every 100 kilometers and discharges 20% less of emissions.

Half of the bus's cost, or 400,000 yuan ($58,560), will be covered by government subsidy. To promote R&D and manufacture of more eco-friendly vehicles, China is offering subsidies for hybrid bus trial in 13 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Changchun, Dalian and Shenzhen.

The new hybrid bus is being developed and produced by FAW Bus and Coach, and will carry FAW's Jiefang brand name. The 12-meter-long silver bus can carry 103 passengers and travel at a top speed of 85 kilometers an hour.

The municipal government of Dalian has ordered 150 such hybrid buses. And 50 of them will be running in the city during the Summer Davos event.

In October, another 100 Jiefang hybrid power buses will go into use in Changchun city, capital of northeast China's Jilin province and home to FAW Group, a Chinese auto giant.