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Hybrid Transit Bus with Optimized Energy Requirements Alan Ponsford, Director, Newbus Technology Ltd Mike Kellaway, Director, Newbus Technology Ltd Abstract The target of this Newbus Technology study was to configure an optimum specification for a low energy, 40 foot hybrid transit bus. To facilitate this, a baseline hybrid design was used to identify the primary loss mechanisms, together with their relative importance, when in operation during actual intensive city duty. This used an ADVISOR model operated though real world, logged drive cycles. The second stage was to investigate the design sensitivity of these various loss mechanisms, in terms of each sub-system, when calculated against changes in vehicle fuel consumption and overall system efficiency. By running the simulations, and varying the individual sub-system losses across a range, the overall sensitivity could be calculated. The third technical section was then to adjust the generic sub-system performances to practical, near future solutions. This optimized bus was then simulated over both real duty cycles and also idealized simplified drive cycles. The summarized findings outline the significant improvements achieved. These showed a 55% increase in fuel mileage using the latest hybrid powertrain technology. When combined with advanced vehicle engineering, this increase was 113% over the baseline hybrid. The commercial considerations outline an overall approach for a commercially viable, low energy hybrid bus product suitable for US operation. Keywords: Bus, hybrid, heavy duty, optimization 1. Introduction This study set out to deliver a rigorous evaluation of hybrid transit bus design optimisations. The underlying premise was that current and future changes in energy and powertrain costs will be design drivers for changes in transit bus design. The most viable solutions will require changes to the ove