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Article: Major Structural Tests on GTB-40 PHEV Hybrid Bus Successfully Completed.
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- October 28, 2008
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Innovative Chassis Design Easily Exceeds Structural Load Requirements
TROY, Mich. -- On September 11, 2008, Fisher Coachworks announced the successful completion of a major engineering milestone, as the first GTB-40 chassis easily surpassed load test requirements set by a Department of Energy research program for the development of the next-generation hybrid transit bus. A funding milestone for the $2.5 million DOE program to build the first GTB-40 PHEV transit bus was completed today with the successful load testing of the chassis. The test included loading the passenger compartment with a simulated 30,000 pound live load to check for structural deflection and ...