Flybrid bus KERS technology fitted to first customer bus ready for start of public service trials
Validated simulation model allows operators to calculate benefitsWrightbus exhibits Flybrid application at Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) exhibitionA new technology that could slash bus operators’ fuel bills by up to 15 percent is to progress to public service trials. Following a successful validation programme, the new Flybrid bus KERS (Kinetic Energy Recovery System), developed by Torotrak PLC (LSE: TRK) will enter service with Arriva in the autumn. “We believe this is going to be the most cost-effective bus hybrid technology on the market,” claims Torotrak CEO Jeremy Deering, “Because the