Eaton Corporation Introduces Its First Commercially Available Hybrid Power Systems In China

January 15, 2008 – Vol. 12 No. 43

Eaton Corporation Introduces Its First Commercially Available Hybrid Power Systems In China.

The hydrid drives were installed in 30 buses built by Beiqi Foton Bus Company. The diesel-electric transit buses were delivered to Guangzhou Yiqi Bus on January 11 during a ceremony hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce as part of its Clean Energy Trade Mission to China and India. The buses were placed in revenue service where fuel savings of up to 27 percent is expected, along with similar reductions in particulate and nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions.

“Guangzhou Yiqi Bus is making great strides to save energy and reduce greenhouse gases and emissions. We are very excited to cooperate with Beiqi Foton and Eaton Corporation to introduce hybrid power technology to Guangzhou city,” said Cheung Wai Hung, chairman of Guangzhou Yiqi. “It is our intention to expand the use of hybrid power in our bus fleet to take greater advantage of this reliable clean energy source.”

Wang Jin Yu, president of Beiqi Foton Bus, said, “Beiqi Foton is actively following government policies and regulations to reduce greenhouse gases and emissions. Beiqi Foton is cooperating with Eaton Corporation and Guangzhou Yiqi Bus to promote Hybrid technology in city buses and plans more extensive development in this area. Beiqi Foton also hopes that all industries and society will work together to build a greener and more environmentally friendly society in the future.”

Beiqi Foton Bus, one of China’s leading commercial vehicle makers, first brought Eaton’s hybrid power system to China in two prototype buses that were developed and deployed for testing in 2006.

Guangzhou Yiqi operates approximately half of the transit buses in Guangzhou, a city of 12 million people in China’s Guangdong province.

Eaton is a leading provider of diesel-electric hybrid power systems in the United States for truck and bus applications and is also pioneering hydraulic hybrid power systems technologies for use in refuse trucks, delivery vehicles, buses and other applications.

The company is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2006 sales of $12.4 billion. it has 63,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 140 countries. (1/15/08)

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