UKUKHULULWA OKUPHAKATHI
IMINININGWANE:
UClaudia San Miguel, uMphathi-Jikelele, i-Beaumont Transit
Claudia.SanMiguel@beaumonttransit.com| (409) 835-7895
I-Beaumont Municipal Transit (Zip) Ithola Isibonelelo Sikahulumeni esingu-$2,819,460 ukuze Ithathe Imikhumbi Yayo Yokukhipha Okuphansi Ngisho Naphansi
Lo mklomelo ubungomunye wamaphrojekthi ayi-130 axhaswe umthethosivivinywa kaMongameli Biden wokubeka amabhasi angcono, ahlanzekile emiphakathini yonkana yaseMelika.
Izimali, ezihlanganisa umnikelo weDolobha wama-$499,022, noma cishe u-$100,000 ibhasi ngalinye, zizosetshenziswa esikhundleni samabhasi amahlanu asedlule isikhathi sawo sokusebenziseka. Amabhasi amasha e-GILLIG Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) azokhuphula ukusebenza kahle kwenkonzo, anciphise izindleko zokunakekela, anikeze ubuchwepheshe obuncane bokukhipha umoya kanye nokwethembeka, futhi abe nezinjini ezithuthukisiwe ezinciphisa ukukhishwa kwe-NOx ne-PM ngamaphesenti angu-90 ngaphezu kwamamodeli amadala.
Umphathi Wezokuthutha uClaudia San Miguel uthe, “Sibonga kakhulu eMnyangweni Wezokuthutha ngokubona ukubaluleka kwephrojekthi yethu futhi sisebenzela ukuthuthukisa ezokuthutha zomphakathi kulo lonke elaseMelika.”
Izinzuzo
Idizayini efakazelwe yebhasi ye-GILLIG CNG iqophe ukuthembeka okuphezulu kakhulu kanye nomnotho ongcono kakhulu kaphethiloli wanoma yiliphi ibhasi le-CNG elihlolwe esikhungweni sokucwaninga ne-Altoona Bus Research and Testing. Amabhasi e-GILLIG ahlinzeka ngomklamo olungele ukulungiswa ohlanganisa iphaneli edidiyelwe yokulawula uphethiloli kanye nezingxenye ezisebenziseka kalula. Ibhasi le-GILLIG lisebenzisa injini ye-Cummins L9N futhi lihlinzeka ngokukhipha umoya ocishe ube nguziro kumabhasi e-CNG ahlanzekile embonini.
I-BMT Zip Izokwehlisa Ukusetshenziswa Kwamandla
Ibhasi elisha le-GILLIG CNG elinenjini ye-Cummins L9N CNG liwonga kakhulu kunamabhasi e-NABI CNG aneminyaka engu-14 ashintshwayo. Ukusebenza kahle kukaphethiloli kwemikhumbi yamabhasi kuzonciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamandla.
I-BMT Zip izonciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni.
Ibhasi elisha le-GILLIG CNG elinenjini ye-Cummins L9N CNG lizonciphisa ukungcola okuyingozi. Amabhasi ahlongozwayo ashintshashintsha athuthukise izinjini ze-CNG ezinciphisa ukukhishwa kwe-NOx ne-particulate matter (PM) ngamaphesenti angama-90 kumamodeli angaphambilini eminyakeni eyi-15 edlule. Injini ye-Cummins L9N ihlangabezana nezinga lokukhishwa kwe-NOx elingu-0.02 g/bhp-hr lokuzikhethela eliseduze noziro, elingamaphesenti angama-90 ngaphansi kwe-NOx kunendinganiso yamanje.
I-BMT Zip izonciphisa ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni eqondile.
Amabhasi amasha e-GILLIG CNG ahlongozwayo awonga uphethiloli kunamabhasi e-CNG ashintshwayo. Ngakho-ke, ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli ezinjinini ezisebenza kahle kakhulu kuzoholela ekunciphiseni ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni eqondile.
Imikhumbi yomzila omisiwe yamanje ihlanganisa amabhasi angu-17 CNG.
Izinzuzo ezengeziwe zephrojekthi zifaka ukuthuthukiswa kwezindawo zesevisi ezazincishwe amathuba ngokomlando ngokunikeza ukufinyelela emisebenzini, ukuthuthukisa ukwethembeka, kanye nokufaka isandla kukhwalithi yomoya engcono kubantu abasengozini.
Mayelana ne-Beaumont Municipal Transit (BMT Zip): Ezokuthutha zomphakathi zase-Beaumont zisebenzisa uxhaxha lwamabhasi angu-28 kanye namabhasi ahamba ngamapharamitha ngenhloso yokuxhuma ngokuphephile umphakathi wethu ochumayo, futhi sisebenza kanzima ukuze sihlinzeke ngezinto zokuhamba ezifinyelelekayo nezisebenzayo edolobheni lonke.