http://www.orphanroad.com/blog/2008/04/sexy-bus Comments for "Sexy Bus" en http://www.orphanroad.com/blog/2008/04/sexy-bus#comment-365 <p>To expand Frank's post a little, this is a low-floor articulated hybrid bus. The chassis and coachwork were rolled out in 1997, so presumably all the bugs have been worked out there. At the Daimler site they have more information about hybrid trucks and buses.</p> <p>M-B actually does most of their business in trucks, buses, and, in their car sales, diesel sedans for use as taxis, so they're not exactly amateurs when it comes to building commercial vehicles. Anybody who has managed a wheelchair on Seattle buses will immediately see the improvement with low-floor loading.</p> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:01:08 -0700 serial catowner comment 365 at http://www.orphanroad.com http://www.orphanroad.com/blog/2008/04/sexy-bus <p>Clearly, <a href="http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/buses/home/products/new_buses/new_Citaro_G.html">it's the Mercedez-Benz</a> of buses. And, of course, they're <a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/the-mercedes-benz-of-city-buses-this-is-only-a-test/">huge in Europe</a>. Whether they're better than the current ST and Metro buses, though, I have no idea.</p> http://www.orphanroad.com/blog/2008/04/sexy-bus#comments BRT bus Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:57:14 -0700 Frank 597 at http://www.orphanroad.com