Up to 30 per cent less fuel consumption, thus lower operating costs and fewer exhaust emissions.

Reduction of noise level by the electric drive.

Longer life span of brake linings and discs through emplyment of the electric motors for braking.

Oil is changed only half as often in the hybrid bus as in a standard Diesel-powered bus.

Automatic control of a number of bus components, like e.g. the Dual Power Inverter Module and the NiMH batteries.

• up to 39 percent less emissions of nitric oxides (NO2)
• up to 97 percent less emissions of solid particles
• up to 90 percent less emissions of carbonmonoxide (CO)
• up to 90 percent less emissions of hydrocarbon compounds
• a lower overall emission of carbondioxide (CO2).