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Buses running on both compressed natural gas and ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel, with the proper emission controls in place, can attain significant reductions in toxic emissions.
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Starting Jan. 12, 2016, Metro will begin operating the first of 44 full-size buses, first of 10 paratransit vans and two MV-1 supervisor vehicles, all powered by CNG. The new buses and vans will replace the oldest diesel vehicles currently in use.
Read More →Peruvian president, Clean Energy CEO inaugurate service at station.
Read More →Transdev extends campus shuttle partnerships nationwide, renewing contracts with major universities in California, South Carolina, and Minnesota.
Read More →Received a $2.1 million contract to build a new CNG fueling station at the Montebello Bus Lines facility. ARRA funds will cover the entire cost of the station’s construction, and the first year’s preventive maintenance costs and 24-hour emergency response services.
Read More →The award is one of 27 nationwide and the only one in Texas chosen to share more than $59 million from the 2012 Clean Fuels Grant Program.
Read More →Current total firm orders are for approximately 190 buses valued at over $49 million.
Read More →Biz Briefs covers the latest supplier news in the motorcoach and public transit industries.
Read More →Contracts with parking shuttle and ground transportation operators at international airports in Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, and Las Vegas.
Read More →APTA statistics for 2014 show that 16.9% of public transit buses were hybrid-electric. Coming in a close second, public transit systems report that 16.7% of U.S. transit buses used compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and blends. Biodiesel is used by 7.4% of public transit buses. Other alternative fuels, such as propane and hydrogen, account for 0.3%.
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