Recently, the first batch of 174 extended-range hybrid city buses of Zhongtong Bus was officially delivered to Macau Bus Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Macao and Bus"), helping Macao to create a new experience of better public travel services and accelerate the construction of Macao's low-carbon smart city.
It is reported that Zhongtong Bus won a total of 400 orders for Australia and Pakistan this time, and the follow-up vehicles will be delivered in batches in the next two years. It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time that Australia and Pakistan have introduced new energy buses.
According to statistics, Macao receives nearly 200 million tourists every year, and the huge number witnesses the continuous development of Macao's public transportation industry. Since 2016, Macao has been actively developing green transportation and building a zero-carbon and smart transportation city.
In the field of new energy public transportation, Macao has implemented a purchase tax exemption for new energy vehicles, and plans to replace all connecting vehicles in the city with new energy vehicles by 2021. This time, with the addition of the batch of 400 Zhongtong new energy city buses, the development of macao's new energy public transportation has also entered the fast lane.
Tailor-made! Range-extender power comes "on demand"
Macao belongs to the peninsula region, narrow roads, bends, road resources, traffic congestion, charging pile construction, etc. are the main challenges in the development of new energy public transportation. Based on this, on the basis of full research in the early stage, ZTO Bus has tailored three length segment extended range hybrid buses for the Macao market.
ZTO range extender hybrid bus can charge the power battery system through engine kinetic energy, which can realize pure electric drive, hybrid and other operating modes, the vehicle is fully powered, the climbing performance is good, and it effectively solves the problems faced by Macao's public transportation such as mileage anxiety and imperfect charging facilities, and the vehicle adaptability is stronger.
Wisdom blessings! Be a "beautiful boy" of public low-carbon travel
Tourism is one of the important pillars of Macau's economy, with a large number of tourists coming and going every year. As a representative of the image of the city, in addition to reliable adaptability, bus buses put forward higher requirements for the driving experience, intelligent safety and even vehicle appearance of the vehicle.
The batch of delivered products is based on the new generation of new N-series bus platform of Zhongtong Bus. The modern design concept, simple and generous color lines, and the high integration of product exterior design and the city highlight Macao's international urban image. The interior of the batch of orders is designed to benchmark the interior of the high-speed rail, providing a more stylish and comfortable driving experience for local travel in Macao.
At the same time, intelligent blessing has also become a major feature of this batch of orders. It is equipped with intelligent driver assistance systems such as intelligent parking (AEPB) and drive anti-skid (ASR). Using intelligent engine start-stop control technology, through the data transmission analysis of the on-board terminal, intelligent opening in specific areas and environments is realized. Equipped with a wall-mounted temperature measuring machine, the application of static ozone sterilization technology, with intelligent blessing, to ensure the health of drivers and passengers, improve the comfort of driving.
Economical and reliable! Provide full-cycle service solutions
Zhongtong Bus has always pursued to create the best operational value for customers in the whole life cycle, this batch of Macao orders, in-car controller, central control system, cooling system, surround view system and other highly integrated design, expand the vehicle space, reduce the weight of the vehicle. At the same time, the application of energy-saving control technology and sliding energy recovery technology optimizes energy consumption and greatly reduces vehicle operating costs. In addition, the batch of orders adopts maintenance-free motor bearings, maintenance-free axle wheel ends, main and auxiliary controller sub-control, etc., multi-working condition test verification, vehicle operation is more reliable.
Macau has a typical subtropical oceanic climate, with heavy rain and humid air, which puts forward higher requirements for vehicle anti-corrosion work. In this regard, on the basis of the existing vehicle electrophoresis, Zhongtong Bus has added the base paint process and the rust-proof spraying process before the trial delivery of the line, which has comprehensively improved the corrosion resistance cycle of the wading area and exposed metal parts.
At the 2021 Macau Motor Show, He Yicheng, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, visited the new energy bus tailored by Zhongtong Bus for Macao and gave it a high evaluation.
It is worth mentioning that, following the batch of orders, Macao and Pakistan have fully introduced the U-LINK full-cycle intelligent operation and management platform of Zhongtong Bus to provide more intelligent, efficient and full-cycle transportation value-added services for Macao's public transportation travel with intelligent management and operation services.
The development of new energy and the construction of a low-carbon smart city have become the main tone of Macao's transportation industry in recent years, and in the future, Zhongtong Bus will also work harder to serve the development of Macao's public transportation industry, accelerate the construction of Macao's low-carbon smart city, and make every departure better.