Toronto Transit orders 150 Orion hybrid buses

The Toronto Transit Commission ordered 330 transit buses from Orion Bus Industries, including 150 hybrid-electric models. The diesel-electric 40-foot buses will provide 25% to 35% better fuel economy, 90% less particulate matter and 40% less NOx. Mississauga, Ontario-based Orion, along with partner BAE Systems, producer of the HybriDrive series propulsion system, will deliver the hybrid buses in 2006.