Although AFCB was part of the initial round of NFCB Program grants starting in 2006, the planned manufacturing partners, including the bus platform vendor (New Flyer), fuel cell ( UTC Power), and hybrid drivetrain ( ISE Corporation), all withdrew from the AFCB Project shortly after it began. : 8 The AFCB Project was led by CALSTART and SunLine Transit Agency. The fuel cell variant of the Axess was developed under the sponsorship of the Federal Transit Administration as the American Fuel Cell Bus Project (AFCB Project), one of the projects established by the National Fuel Cell Bus Program (NFCB Program) in 2006. MBTA #5002, Axess FC with BRT styling at Sullivan Square station (2016)
The supplemental electric traction motor and hybrid components are part of the EP System supplied by Allison Transmission, which automatically switches between parallel hybrid and series hybrid operation. The Axess is available with a hybrid drivetrain, at approximately a 50% premium compared to the cost of a bus with a conventional diesel engine. The Axess BRT model increased overall length from 40 ft 8 in (12.4 m) to 41 ft 3 in (12.6 m), increasing the front overhang from 94 to 100 in (2.4 to 2.5 m). The CNG fueled variant is approximately 10% more expensive than the diesel.
Like most low-floor buses offered in North America, the Axess has a partial low-floor layout, where the seating area from the rear axle to the back of the bus is on an elevated platform to provide space for the engine and transmission. It is the first heavy-duty transit bus offered by ElDorado National, who was better known previously for offering shuttle buses for universities, airport hotels, small transit fleets, and car rental services.
Original ENC Axess design, wrapped for Maui BusĮlDorado National (California) filed an application in 2002 to trademark the name Axess, and the cited date of first use is 2003. In 2010, ENC began offering the Axess with an extended front cap and raked windshield as the Axess BRT, intended for bus rapid transit service the conventional Axess was discontinued in 2015 and the Axess BRT became the sole styling option offered. Previously, ENC had built medium-duty mid-size transit and shuttle buses, with the company building a custom body on a commercial chassis. The Axess was the first full-size heavy-duty transit bus, defined as ENC building both the chassis and body, offered by the company. In addition to the different available lengths, the buses are sold with a variety of prime movers, ranging from conventional diesel, LNG/ CNG combustion engines, diesel-electric hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell with a traction motor. The ENC Axess is a line of low-floor transit buses available in 35' and 40' nominal lengths manufactured by ENC (formerly ElDorado National–California) in Riverside, California starting from 2003.
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