European bus fleets reorder Allison hybrid technology to reduce emissions and fuel consumption

Sales of the Allison Hybrid system within the European bus market have grown in 2011. Allison Transmission – a leader in hybrid-propulsion systems for the bus market – has secured several new and repeat orders from operators resulting from initial trial purchases and demos. Allison’s hybrid system has demonstrated outstanding reliability along with significant fuel savings in European applications. Fleets in Norway and Germany have recently put additional Allison H50EP-equipped buses into service. Five articulated Solaris Urbino 18 buses with Allison’s hybrid drive system were put into