HJS supplements delivery program with ABE for the latest exhaust technology for Evobus Citaro.
It goes blow by blow. Following the general operating permit (ABE) for MAN buses, the ABE for the Evobus Citaro brand now follows. The HJS exhaust system has been designed so that it can also be integrated into the extremely compact installation space of the “SCR only” Citaro vehicles. “With our product versions, we can now retrofit 90 percent of Euro V / EEV buses in German local public transport with subsidies and reduce nitrogen oxide emissions to Euro VI level,” says Dr. Christoph Menne, Managing Director of HJS.
The latest buses in local public transport must now comply with the Euro VI emissions standard. Even from the point of view of critical environmentalists, these vehicles are clean in terms of their pollutants. There are currently more than 28,000 city buses in Germany that have not yet been registered with these modern engine and exhaust concepts in recent years and therefore also contribute to inner-city pollution.
Best possible reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions
HJS has now presented an exhaust technology for these diesel buses that can be fitted to existing vehicles on the market. The installation reduces soot particles to the detection limit and achieves a drastic reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions of over 90 percent in some cases. Vehicles equipped with HJS technology are classified by the Federal Ministry of Transport as new EURO VI buses – and receive financial support.
HJS has been developing this sophisticated technology for more than two years. The advantages are obvious:
- Real emission level of Euro VI buses for existing vehicles
- Robust functional stability under all boundary conditions down to -7°C
- HJS retrofit solutions fulfill BMVI funding guideline
The many years of experience gained from working with the engine and vehicle industry was helpful here.
On average, public transport buses travel more kilometers per year in cities than all other road users, whether cars or trucks. And for good reason – after all, buses are an indispensable way of getting to your destination reliably and in an environmentally friendly way.
Federal funding
The high mileage and the importance of local public transport have prompted the federal government to provide funding of more than 100 million euros for buses already on the market in order to reduce the high levels of nitrogen oxide pollution in cities with clean buses as soon as possible. The goal is very clear: to avoid driving bans.
“When others switch off, we switch on”
Only with active thermal management can the best possible nitrogen oxide reduction be achieved, even in slow stop-and-go traffic, on any route and at any time of year – only HJS offers this technology. Conventional systems have to reduce theAdBlue® dosage at low exhaust temperatures or even switch it off. This can be prevented by active thermal management. Retrofitting with HJS SCRT® with active thermal management is therefore one of the most effective measures to reduce nitrogen oxides in cities and thus actively contribute to avoiding driving bans.