HybriDrive moves into the fast lane

The BAE HybriDrive System is being applied in an increasing range of power train situations across road and rail vehicles.

The BAE HybriDrive System is being applied in an increasing range of power train situations across road and rail vehicles.

Though BAE Systems is a UK multinational, which has harnessed capability from across its varied industrial experience to develop a leading role in power systems for transport, the core development of hybrid buses took place in the USA, where BAE Systems acquired Lockheed Martin Control Systems over a decade ago.

A global pioneer was New York City Transit, which introduced heavy-duty hybrid technology in 1998 with four new Orion hybrid buses with the Lockheed System. Under an ambitious project...