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February 2, 2008 – Vol. 12 No. 45 ISE Corporation to Provide Hybrid Drive Systems For San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Buses. ISE has received an initial order from New Flyer Industries for the supply of 12 gasoline hybrid drive systems for the MTS buses to be delivered in the third quarter of 2008. The Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) authorized the purchase of up to 20, 35-foot gasoline hybrid buses for delivery this fall, and up to 350, 40-foot CNG or gasoline hybrid buses over the next five years. The hybrid buses will feature New Flyer Industries’ advanced aerodynamic design for both 35- and 40-foot low-floor transit buses. “As the first to launch the ISE gasoline hybrid system in the industry, and with over 300 orders and options for the systems prior to this award, the ISE product has been a successful new product for the transit industry,” said John Marinucci, CEO of New Flyer Industries.
Serving approximately three million people in San Diego County, MTS provides bus and rail services directly or by contract with public or private operators with 82 fixed-bus routes operated by SDTC, MTS Contract Services, and Chula Vista Transit. ISE Corporation, based in San Diego, California, is a supplier of hybrid drive systems and components for heavy-duty vehicles such as buses, trucks, trams, airport equipment, and military vehicles. The company is only authorized distributor of Siemens ELFA ( R) electric and hybrid-electric drive components for the US transit bus market. (1/31/08)
Links: ISE Corporation New Flyer San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
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