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Kayoola is the brand name for this bus, powered by solar panels on its roof.
这辆公交车的品牌名叫做Kayoola，由在车顶的太阳能板供能。
It seats 35 passengers and its maker, Kiira Motors hopes the Kayoola can become the first public bus in Africa to be powered by the sun.
汽车能够容纳35名乘客，其制造商Kiira汽车厂希望Kayoola能够成为非洲第一辆太阳能供能的公交汽车。
The engines of these electrically-powered buses are completely silent, says the chief engineer of the project.
这一项目的总工程师说这些电动公交车的引擎运行时很安静。
"This bus, there's actually no engine. What is driving the bus is a motor, a traction motor, which is being run by a battery and the battery banks are the ones that are linked to the solar system that's on the roof. So we have the battery that is driving the motor and that gives us a full range of 80 kilometers on full charge. And then the solar panels come into supplement the extra, you know, mileage, so it adds an extra kilometer to the total."
"这一公交车，实际上没有引擎。推动这辆车的是发动机，一个牵引电动机，这一发动机由电池运转，蓄电池组与车顶的太阳能系统连接。因此我们有了可以驱动发动机还能满电运行80公里的电池。太阳能板可以补足额外的行程，因此还能比总里程多跑几公里。"
The Kayoola bus can be recharged using solar power or connected to an electric power source. Best of all, it does not emit harmful CO2 into the atmosphere.
Kayoola可以使用太阳能或者连接某一电源可以再次充电。最佳之处是，它不会排放有害的二氧化碳到大气中。
"The systems are fully run on green energy so things to do (with) polluting the environment which ultimately will affect (us) and that's the reason why you work on such a productbecause in the future we're looking at sustainable and green energy."
"这个系统完全由绿色能源驱动，污染环境最终会对我们造成影响，这就是为什么致力于这样的产品，因为在未来，我们着眼于可持续绿色能源。"
This solar-powered bus also helps save money on petrol by relying 100% on abundant, renewable sunlight.
因为完全依赖于充足和可再生的阳光，这个太阳能公交车也能帮助节约汽油开支。
"The difference between this Kayoola bus, the solar bus and these other buses is that they are the ones that are using fuel. This one is using batteries. But as you are driving when you are accelerating, you can tell (that) it's powerful like these other buses."
"太阳能公交车Kayoola和其他公交车的不同在于其他车使用汽油，而这个车用电池。但是当你加速驾驶时，你可以发现它和其他公交车一样强劲。"
Ugandan authorities say the Kayoola bus can help solve Kampala's traffic jams.
乌干达当局说Kayoola公交车可以帮助解决坎帕拉的交通堵塞问题。
"The more options, we believe it will help a lot in the issue of congestion."
"更多的选择，我们相信它可以极大地帮助解决交通拥堵问题。"
The price of this prototype bus is estimated at more than $140,000. If this model can be mass produced, the price will drop and it will sell for around $55,000 each. However, before the Kayoola bus is out on Ugandan roads customers have to be patient. There hasn't been an official date set for its release.
这一类型的公交车价格估计超过14万美元。如果这一类型的公交车能够大规模生产，那价格将会下降到大约每辆5万5千美元。然而，在Kayoola公交车正式在乌干达的道路上行驶之前，民众还需耐心等待。至今还未确定其发布的正式日期。
