Caetano City Gold
Caetano City Gold | |
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Volvo B9LA (articulated)
Compressed natural gas:
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Powertrain | |
Electric motor | Siemens permanent magnet synchronous |
Capacity | 100 to 385 kWh |
Power output | 286 to 359 bhp (213 to 268 kW) (diesel) 272 to 310 bhp (203 to 231 kW) (CNG) 180 kW (240 bhp) (hydrogen, electric) |
Battery | Lithium–nickel–manganese–cobalt oxide packs |
Electric range | 190 mi (300 km) (electric) 250 mi (400 km) (hydrogen) |
Plug-in charging | CCS2 connector DC charging up to 150 kW; Pantograph charging up to 22 kW |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 4.45 to 6.01 m (14.6 to 19.7 ft) |
Length | Rigid: 10.7 to 12 m (35 to 39 ft); Articulated: 18 m (59 ft) |
Width | 2.55 m (8.4 ft) |
Height | 3.15 to 3.46 m (10.3 to 11.4 ft) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Caetano Nimbus |
The Caetano City Gold is a series of low-floor, single-decker bus bodywork designs produced by Salvador Caetano since 1997. As of 2022, the City Gold has been launched with diesel,[1] compressed natural gas (CNG),[2] hydrogen fuel cell[3] and full electric[4] powertrains.
History
The first vehicles in the City Gold range entered service in
Then in 2012, the City Gold range was launched in
Operators
Mainland Europe
In 2010, five 18 metres (59 ft)-long
24 City Golds on diesel-powered
The hydrogen-powered H2.City Gold on CaetanoBus chassis has achieved numerous sales, predominantly in Germany as of 2022; examples have entered service in Bielefeld,[10] Cottbus,[11] Düren[12] and Wiesbaden.[13] In Barcelona, eight H2.City Golds entered service with TMB in 2020 followed by a further seven in 2022.[14]
United Kingdom
Caetano subsequently launched the
After a hiatus of several years, the City Gold range returned to the United Kingdom in 2020 with the launch of the integral,
A single
Hong Kong
In 2009, 30 City Golds were constructed on
References
- ^ "Caetano City Gold brochure". Salvador Caetano. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Caetano EcoCity brochure". Salvador Caetano. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Caetano H2.City Gold brochure". Salvador Caetano. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Caetano e.City Gold brochure". Salvador Caetano. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Vehicles List - Caetano City Gold". Busphoto.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b "MAN - 14.xxx HOCL-NL (A66) - 430 records". Bus Lists on the Web. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Vehicles List - Caetano City Gold CI512". Busphoto.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Vehicles List - Caetano City Gold CB512 CNG". Busphoto.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Vehicles List - Caetano City Gold CBN070G". Busphoto.eu. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Germany, Bielefeld transport company moBiel starts testing of CaetanoBus hydrogen bus". Sustainable Bus. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Hennigfeld, Stefan (9 March 2022). "Cottbusverkehr testet Brennstoffzelle". Eisenbahnjournal Zughalt (in German). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Schaal, Sebastian (10 May 2022). "Rurtalbus setzt fünf BZ-Busse im Linienbetrieb ein". Electrive (in German). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Weyh, Martina (20 December 2021). "Two Caetano hydrogen buses are now in regular service in Wiesbaden". Busplaner. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Hampel, Carrie (30 May 2022). "Barcelona puts another 7 hydrogen buses into service". Electrive. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b "MAN - 18.xxx HOCL-NL (A69) - 1006 records". Bus Lists on the Web. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Abellio London first to order Caetano e.City Gold". routeone. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Abellio's 34-strong Caetano e.City Gold fleet commences operation". Coach & Bus Week. Emap. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Abellio rolls out new EV fleet". Coach & Bus Week. Emap. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "First Caetano H2 City Gold fuel cell Hydrogen powered buses for London". Fleet Transport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2022.