Hybrid Beltless Alternator Archives

Chris Collet Joins Vanner as VP of Bus and Hybrid Markets

This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant. Chris Collet, a leading contributor in the transit hybrid market, assumes the role of Vice President, Bus and Hybrid Markets, for Vanner after a long career with Allison Transmission …

Vanner Wins Award for Green Innovation with the Hybrid Beltless Alternator (HBA™)

Published on: Feb.10, 2011

Hilliard, Ohio — Vanner, Inc. received the Green Award at the annual TechColumbus Innovation Awards last week. The Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of central Ohio technology organizations and business leaders.

The Vanner engineering team for the Hybrid Beltless Alternator™ (HBA™), led by CTO Alec Cook, was honored for developing the HBA™ which replaces the traditional alternator and improves the efficiency of the power for hybrid buses. Fleets can save thousands of dollars with the HBA™ by reducing downtime, eliminating alternator maintenance and replacements costs, and by improving the reliability of transit buses.

Vanner’s Hybrid Beltless Alternator Released by Vanner for AllisonHybrids

The transit bus market has anticipated the release of Vanner’s 600V-24V DC-DC Converter. Vanner is marketing the DC-DC converter as the Hybrid Beltless Alternator (HBA™) to provide “Smart Electrification” for Allison’s H 40 EP and H 50 EP Hybrid System. …

The Vanner Hybrid Beltless Alternator™ (HBA™) and Death Valley Thermal Testing

After completing validation for their new Hybrid Beltless Alternator™ (HBA™) in August 2010, Vanner exceeded industry requirements and put their new product through intense climate testing–taking the heat in Death Valley. The testing was important to both Vanner and Allison …

Vanner is TechColumbus Innovation Award Semi-finalist in Green Category

TechColumbus recently announced Vanner as one of the semi-finalists in the Green Category for the TechColumbus Innovation Awards for their Hybrid Beltless Alternator (HBA™) used on hybrid transit buses. The annual Innovation Awards, presented by TechColumbus, acknowledges achievements in technology …

Hybrid Bus Evolution

Article published in Mass Transit magazine …

The Logic for Hybrid-powered Buses
The logic behind the big push for hybrid-powered transit buses is simple. Hybrid technology increases fuel economy and lowers exhaust emissions. Even a one or two mpg improvement in fuel consumption for a large fleet of transit buses can translate into millions of dollars in savings annually. These operational cost savings and environmental improvements have driven transit hybrid bus production volume up over 30 percent from previous years’ volumes.

Although cost savings are important to offset reduced budgets and escalating fuel costs, it is equally important to continue to reduce exhaust emissions, improve air quality, improve energy efficiency for the transit authority, and reduce our dependence on imported fuel.

Partnership: GM Allison Hybrid and Vanner

Vanner, Inc., in a partnership with GM-Allison Hybrid, is launching the HBA™ on production buses designed with the Allison EP Hybrid System. Chris Collet, product sales manager, GM-Allison Hybrid said, Allison began working with Vanner in 2005 on smart ways …