The diesel-electric Yuan class boasts a Chinese-developed air-independent propulsion system that allows it to remain submerged for weeks, while Chinese Luyang destroyers and .
And not by means of futuristic and costly nuclear-powered desalination plants, but by efficient use of simple diesel-electric engines like those that now provide power to remote .
Conventional diesel-electric submarines spend most of their time on the surface, are long and slender with sharp bows and flat decks.
N.Y. MTA to swap out hybrid bus engines for diesel NEW YORK CITY — The city's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) plans to pull back on its hybrid program, taking about a fourth of the city’s 1,677 diesel-electric hybrid buses and swapping out their hybrid engines for newer diesel ones, according to an International Business Times report.
July 2, 2013 - Metro Magazine
U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee to tour MTA's Alternative Fuels Facility in Grand Blanc U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Flint Township, will tour the MTA's Alternative Fuels Facility in Grand Blanc Monday morning and get a look at new fleet of hydrogen, diesel-electric and propane bus and mini-bus fleet.
July 1, 2013 - The Flint Journal
Warwick acquires hybrid Dial-A-Bus Photo by Roger Gavan Supervisor of Transportation Jennifer Crover at the wheel of the new hybrid diesel-electric bus. The hybrid diesel-electric bus can accommodate 28 passengers and two wheelchairs. It is also fitted with a bicycle rack in the front.
June 30, 2013 - The Warwick Advertiser