Alcoa and Yutong Bus Co to build eco-friendly aluminium intensive buses for 2008 Olympics

Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Company Ltd, a bus manufacturing company, announced on 21 September that it has entered into a partnership to develop a new generation of energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly aluminium buses for China's growing commuting public with Alcoa (NYSE:AA), a producer and manager of primary aluminium, fabricated aluminium and alumina facilities.

The partnership will initially develop a new, environmentally-friendly bus design that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy. It is anticipated that the prototypes will be ready in time for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

A recent study revealed that a weight reduction of 100 kg in a diesel-powered city bus making several stops will save 2,550 litres of fuel and significantly reduce C02 equivalent green house gas emissions over its lifetime.

The aluminium industry is projected to be greenhouse gas neutral by the year 2020 as a result of projected use in the transportation market. The savings in greenhouse gas emissions from lighter weight, more fuel efficient vehicles will more than offset emissions generated when the metal is first produced.

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