Maxwell Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced that it has been selected to supply BOOSTCAP® ultracapacitors for 27 40-ft, hybrid gasoline-electric transit buses that are being built by New Flyer Industries and ISE Research for Long Beach Transit, Long Beach, CA.
Maxwell expects to win additional production orders for bus drive trains, and also is supplying large-cell ultracapacitors for production, testing and prototyping for other transportation and industrial applications, including automobiles, trucks, electric rail vehicles and systems, forklifts, and backup power systems.
"This is the first production-level order resulting from the strategic alliance that Maxwell and ISE formed in 2002 to collaboratively develop ultracapacitor-based energy storage and power delivery systems for hybrid drive trains for heavy vehicles," stated Maxwell President and CEO Richard Balanson. "Ultracapacitors' ability to discharge and recharge rapidly makes them ideal for capturing and reusing energy generated by braking, which is critical to achieving the fuel economy and reduced emissions consumers are seeking from hybrid vehicles."
