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! align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#003366;" | <big><font color=white>New Flyer GE40LF</font></big>
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! align="center" colspan="2" style="background:#efefef;" | <big>NFI - GE40LF</big>
|colspan="2"| [[Image:Long Beach Transit 2405-a.jpg|300px|New Flyer GE40LF]]
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|colspan="2"| [[Image:GE40LF.jpg|300px|New Flyer GE40LF]]
| <font color=white>'''Years of manufacture'''</font> || <font color=white>'''2004 to 2009'''</font>
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| align="center" colspan="2" | [[New Flyer Industries|New Flyer]] - GE40LF
| <font color=white>'''Length'''</font> || <font color=white>'''40 feet'''</font>
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| '''Years of manufacture''' || 2006-Present
| <font color=white>'''Width'''</font> || <font color=white>'''102 inches'''</font>
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| '''Length''' || 40 feet
| <font color=white>'''Power/Fuel'''</font> || <font color=white>'''Gasoline Electric Hybrid'''</font>
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| '''Width''' || 102 inches
|colspan="2"| [[Image:Omnitrans 0046-a.jpg|300px]]
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| '''Power/Fuel''' || Gasoline Electric Hybrid
| align="center" colspan="2" | <font color=white>'''First generation with larger battery pack enclosure'''</font>
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The '''GE40LF''' is a hybrid version of the popular [[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]] model by [[New Flyer Industries]]. This bus uses a small gasoline engine and an electric drive.
The '''[[New Flyer Industries]] GE40LF''' is a hybrid version of the popular [[New Flyer Industries D40LF|D40LF]] model by [[New Flyer Industries]]. This bus uses a small gasoline engine and an electric drive.


The first GE40LF, serial 27844, was produced for Long Beach Transit in Long Beach, CA, USA. It is numbered 2401.
The first GE40LF was produced for [[Omnitrans]] in San Bernardino County, CA, USA. It is numbered 0045.  The GE40LF is mostly used in southern California, where emissions laws prohibit the purchase of diesel-electric hybrids, despite the fact that they are cleaner than [[CNG]]-powered buses.


=== Hybrid Propulsion Systems Available ===
After the 2009 model year, New Flyer discontinued the LF series of buses with the traditional style front and rear ends.  The GE40LF was replaced by the [[New Flyer Industries GE40LFR|GE40LFR]] in New Flyer's lineup.
* ISE-Siemens Thundervolt TB40-HG (Series)
 
Equipped in conjunction with a Ford Triton V10 6.8L engine.
==Specifications==
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!colspan=3|Dimensions
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|colspan=3|Length: 40.8'
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|colspan=3|Width: 102"
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|colspan=3|Height: 132"
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|colspan=3|Wheelbase: 293"
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|colspan=3|Turning radius: 44'
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|colspan=3|Approach/Departure angle: 9°/9°
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|colspan=3|Floor Height: 15.5", 12.5" Kneeling
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!Engine
!colspan=2|Availability
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|Ford Triton V10 6.8L (Series hybrid)
|colspan=2|2004-2010
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!Hybrid system
!colspan=2|Availability
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|ISE-Siemens Thundervolt TB40-HG (Series)
|colspan=2|2004-2009
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!colspan=3|Energy storage
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|colspan=3|Ultracapacitors
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!colspan=2|Axles
!Availability
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|colspan=2|[[ArvinMeritor]]
|Up to 2007
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|colspan=2|[[Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg|MAN]]
|2007-2009
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!colspan=3|Brakes
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|colspan=3|All wheel disc
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!colspan=3|HVAC
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|colspan=3|[[Thermo King]] T11 rear mounted
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!colspan=3|Electrical system
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|colspan=3|Vansco multiplex
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!colspan=3|Floor
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|colspan=3|Composite subfloor at rear interior step with ACQ Plywood remainder
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|colspan=3|Altro Transflor, Gerflor Tarabus, RCA rubber, Treadflex flooring
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==Demonstrator and engineering units==
Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses
 
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!Fleet number
!Thumbnail
!Year
![[VIN]]
!Engine
!Transmission
!Notes
|- align="center"
|[[Omnitrans 0045-0047|0047]]
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|2004
|1Z9LLHMHX1S123003
|[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Ford Motor Company Triton|Triton V10]]
|[[ISE Corporation|ISE]] Thundervolt<br>TB40-HG Hybrid
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*2003 model.
*Built as [[Omnitrans 0045-0047|Omnitrans 0047]].
*Utilized full-length [[New Flyer Industries C40LF|C40LF]] rooftop enclosure
*Submitted for Altoona test in 2004.
|}


== Operators ==
== Operators ==
* Gardena Municipal Bus Lines - Gardena, CA, USA
=== United States [[Image:Flag of the United States.png|28px]]===
* Long Beach Transit - Long Beach, CA, USA
* [[Fresno Area Express]] (FAX) - Fresno, CA
* Montebello Bus Lines - Montebello, CA, USA
* [[Gardena Municipal Bus Lines]] - Gardena, CA
* Omnitrans - San Bernardino Valley, CA, USA
* [[Long Beach Transit]] - Long Beach, CA
* [[Montebello Bus Lines]] - Montebello, CA
* [[Norwalk Transit System]] - Norwalk, CA
* [[Omnitrans]] - San Bernardino County, CA
* [[Orange County Transportation Authority]] (OCTA) - Orange County, CA


==References==
* [http://www.newflyer.com/pix/Brochures/hybridbrochure.pdf GE40LF specifications], retrieved on 2016-03-01
* Personal notes & sightings


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[[Category:New Flyer Industries|GE40LF]]

Latest revision as of 14:55, 19 September 2022

New Flyer GE40LF
New Flyer GE40LF
Years of manufacture 2004 to 2009
Length 40 feet
Width 102 inches
Power/Fuel Gasoline Electric Hybrid
Omnitrans 0046-a.jpg
First generation with larger battery pack enclosure

The New Flyer Industries GE40LF is a hybrid version of the popular D40LF model by New Flyer Industries. This bus uses a small gasoline engine and an electric drive.

The first GE40LF was produced for Omnitrans in San Bernardino County, CA, USA. It is numbered 0045. The GE40LF is mostly used in southern California, where emissions laws prohibit the purchase of diesel-electric hybrids, despite the fact that they are cleaner than CNG-powered buses.

After the 2009 model year, New Flyer discontinued the LF series of buses with the traditional style front and rear ends. The GE40LF was replaced by the GE40LFR in New Flyer's lineup.

Specifications

Demonstrator and engineering units

Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses

Fleet number Thumbnail Year VIN Engine Transmission Notes
0047 2004 1Z9LLHMHX1S123003 Ford Triton V10 ISE Thundervolt
TB40-HG Hybrid
  • 2003 model.
  • Built as Omnitrans 0047.
  • Utilized full-length C40LF rooftop enclosure
  • Submitted for Altoona test in 2004.

Operators

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References

New Flyer Industries
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Current Models

Battery-Electric: 35ft: XE35 - 40ft: XE40 - 60ft: XE60
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG): 35ft: XN35 - 40ft: XN40 - 60ft: XN60
Diesel: 35ft: XD35 - 40ft: XD40 - 60ft: XD60
Diesel-Electric Hybrid: 35ft: XDE35 - 40ft: XDE40 - 60ft: XDE60
Electric Trolleybus: 40ft: XT40 - 60ft: XT60
Hydrogen Fuel Cell: 40ft: XHE40 - 60ft: XHE60

Past Models

Compressed Natural Gas (CNG): 30ft: C30LF - C30LFR - 35ft: C35LF - C35LFR - 40ft: C40 - C40LF - C40LFR
Diesel: 30ft: D30LF - MD30 - 35ft: D35 - D35LF - D35LFR - MD35 - 40ft: D40 - D40LF - D40LFA - D40LFR - D40S - D40i - 45ft: D45S - 60ft: D60 - D60LF - D60LFA - D60LFR
Diesel-Electric Hybrid: 30ft: DE30LFR - 35ft: DE35LF - DE35LFA - DE35LFR - 40ft: DE40LF - DE40LFA - DE40LFR - DE40i - 60ft: DE60LF - DE60LFA - DE60LFR
Electric Trolleybus: 40ft: E40LF - E40LFR - 60ft: E60 - E60LFR
Gasoline-Electric Hybrid: 35ft: GE35LFR - 40ft: GE40LF - GE40LFA - GE40LFR
Hydrogen-Electric Hybrid: 40ft: HE40LF
Hydrogen Fuel Cell: 40ft: F40LF/H40LF - H40LFR
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG): 30ft: L30LF - 35ft: L35LF - 40ft: L40 - L40LF - L40LFR

Platform Invero - Low Floor - MiDi - Xcelsior
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