Wiesbaden, Germany -- COBUS Industries GmbH, manufacturer of special airport people moving buses, will be exhibiting at this year’s International Airport GSE Expo in Las Vegas, Oct. 2–4, 2018, on their stand #416 in the outdoor area.
COBUS airport people moving buses are used to move passengers between terminals and aircraft parked off-gate on hardstands as well as for terminal-to-terminal transfers. Serving both scheduled and non-scheduled flights as well as charters, the COBUS buses move large groups of people over relatively short distances. They can also be used for removing people from aircraft stranded on runways and taxiways due to aircraft mechanical incidents, weather delays, etc. In addition, they can be operated as back-up transportation for rail-mounted people movers that are temporarily unavailable for normal use.
COBUS apron buses can be found in use at the following North American airports already: BOS, JFK, PHL, DCA, ATL, MCO, FLL, MIA, DFW, DAL, AUS, IAH, LAX, SFO, PDX, SEA, YVR, YYC, YOW, YYZ, DEN, SLC and CVG. COBUS Industries GmbH in Wiesbaden with his local dealer COBUS Industries LP is happy to announce a further opening of the North American market towards the use of apron buses.
Besides conventional drive concepts, COBUS is following the market tendency towards alternative drives, such as electric drive, which is measured to increase especially on the North American market. The e.COBUS is available for all COBUS types, i.e. COBUS 3000, COBUS 2700 and COBUS 2700-S. The e.COBUS technology takes advantage of the significant strides made in full electric vehicle operations. Using LTO Lithium Titan Oxide in conjunction with a permanent magnet synchronous motor rated at 160 kW, combined with both on-board and stationary recharging equipment, - all of these electric components delivered by SIEMENS -, the e.COBUS offers greater operational availability combined with an even better environment for the passengers. The recharging of the batteries can be achieved in as little as 30 minutes to one hour (depending on charging systems selected). Of course, overnight charging is also available.
The e.COBUS gives the following benefits to the users:
- Greater efficiency: a diesel engine achieves approximately 25 percent efficiency, whereas the electric three-phase engine achieves almost 90 percent efficiency
- Reduced service time: the typical preventive maintenance service schedule is less than 50 percent of a conventional diesel powered bus
- Reduced maintenance costs: no need for fuel or oil filters, etc.
- 75 percent reduction of engery costs compared to diesel driven buses
- Maximum noise reduction
- Elemination of engine exhaust fumes and smoke – zero emissions
The e.COBUS is of course developed and constructed with the same features as all other COBUS with conventional Diesel engine:
- All aluminium profiles for a useful service life of 25 years
- True low floor design without internal step-ups
- Two or three extra wide passenger doors on both sides of the bus
- Single step from ground to bus interior
- Internal public address system
- Seating for up to 10 passengers
- Capacities up to 112 passengers per bus
Airports in Europe such as Stuttgart, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland are already operating the e.COBUS. In North America, Vancouver Airport (eight vehicles) and Montreal Airport (one vehicle) have ordered and are operating the e.COBUS.
