| Fuel prices are rising, the climate change is a global issue, and millions of people all over the world rely on public transport every day. With more than 200,000 DIWA transmissions sold, Voith as the specialist for automatic transmissions in citybuses, makes a valuable contribution to the mobility of passengers worldwide. With its know-how of the special demands made on buses, Voith offers two hybrid solutions for economical and eco-friendly applications.
Voith has developed the DIWAhybrid based upon the proven DIWA technology and supplemented it by an asynchronous motor. The strength of this parallel hybrid lies in its universal suitability, especially for applications in buses with higher average speeds. In heavy city traffic, Voith relies on the serial hybrid solution ElvoDrive.
The core component for both solutions is an inverter especially developed by Voith for hybrid applications in buses. Whatever the choice of storage components, this inverter ensures a stable energy supply up to complete energy management. |
