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Houston Metro is placing an additional order for 80 Orion VII diesel-electric hybrid buses for 2010 delivery. This compliments its existing fleet of 56 Orion VII hybrids, which were delivered in 2008, and the 40 units that will be delivered in 2009.
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The agency was awarded a grant for its Regional Express Bus System by the U.S. DOT.
Read More →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.
Read More →The hybrid-electric propulsion system saves an additional 10-20 percent on fuel for bus fleets, which doesn’t include the other 10 percent in fuel savings made possible through a new idling function.
Read More →The electric buses will start returning to the mixed fleet of both battery-electric and clean-diesel buses now through November.
Read More →The eGen Flex is the next generation of Allison’s proven H 40 EP electric hybrid propulsion system, which has been operating in select IndyGo buses since 2004.
Read More →New PRESTO card readers are now being field tested on two buses and one streetcar in advance of a full replacement of readers on both fleets.
Read More →The agency invested in 10 new clean-diesel MCI Commuter Coaches to replace 1998 MCI workhorse models about to go into retirement, plus four additional coaches are due to arrive in 2017.
Read More →The contract with One Source Distributors, for approximately $863,000, will provide 10 battery chargers for the 40-foot buses that will operate as part of the pilot program beginning later this year.
Read More →They are expected to save the City an estimated $325,000 per bus in operating costs over their lifespan.
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