The 50 buses in the trial will be fitted with hydraulic hybrid vehicle technology, which absorbs energy released as a vehicle brakes and allows it to be released when they restart or speed up, the paper said.
It can cut fuel consumption by over 30 percent, and emissions by 20 to 70 percent, it quoted Hu Shenglong, vice president of the manufacturer, Chargeboard Electric Vehicle Co. Ltd., as saying.
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