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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2013

Kansas City, Clean Energy reach CNG agreement

Within three years, the agency is expected to use approximately 700,000 diesel gallon equivalents of CNG per year, which reduces greenhouse gases by 1,622 metric tons per year, the equivalent of taking 335 cars off the road per year.

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Green Viewsby Steve LinnellNovember 1, 2013

Maine transit agency spurs wider adoption of alt fuels

As the largest year-round fixed-route transit provider in Maine, the Greater Portland Transit District (METRO) is committed to building a transit fleet that is 100% powered by alternative fuels.

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ProductsSeptember 26, 2013

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2013

Report: Cities should use CNG for transit bus fleets

Buses fueled by natural gas would be the lowest-cost option for CityBus in a 15-year project that examined expenses of buying buses, maintaining them and keeping them fueled. The diesel-electric hybrid would be the costliest.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 9, 2013

Winnebago debuts new vehicles at BusCon

The vehicle features a one-piece fiberglass roof, a fully welded, tubular steel framework, high-gloss fiberglass sidewalls and exclusive frame-less windows that offer exceptional performance and reduced long-term maintenance.

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Green Viewsby Richard BattersbySeptember 5, 2013

Green fleet helps UC Davis adhere to strict standards

The University of California, Davis is one of the greenest schools in the nation. In addition to being named the No. 1 Coolest School by the Sierra Club in 2012, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called UC Davis the “Environmental Capital of the World” in a speech at the Governors’ Global Climate Summit in 2010.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2013

Trillium to build CNG station for GRTC Transit

The agency is replacing all of its bus fleet — 152 buses — from diesel to natural gas, and 78 paratransit vehicles from gasoline to natural gas as vehicles are retired from the fleet.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2013

MARTA taps Allison transmissions for CNG buses

The B400 will be in New Flyer buses measuring 30- and 40-feet in length.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2013

Miami-Dade Transit may convert bus fleet to CNG

Plans to acquire up to 300 CNG buses as part of its bus replacement plan in the coming years, along with the infrastructure required to fuel and maintain them.

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2013

Clean Energy wins L.A. Metro CNG contract

Agency is expected to use approximately 36 million gasoline-gallons-equivalent of CNG per year, which reduces greenhouse gases by 75,852 metric tons per year, the equivalent of taking 15,660 cars off the road per year.

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