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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2006

OCTA accelerates its bus procurement

California agency will order 249 CNG buses to avoid possible manufacturing bottleneck.

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Articlesby StaffApril 1, 2006

'Bertha' gets a starring role

Bertha, a 40-foot CNG bus operated by Beach Cities Transit in Southern California, has become the centerpiece of the fleet.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2006

N.Y. State offers $20M for cleaner transit buses

State will fund purchase of hybrid and CNG buses for non-NYC transit agencies.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2005

New Flyer to deliver 50 CNG buses to OCTA

The heavy-duty, 40-foot vehicles will be delivered in 2006, with options for 150 buses in 2007 and 177 buses in 2009.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2005

NABI delivers 1,000th CNG bus to L.A.

NABI has been providing CNG buses to the MTA since 2000 under four separate contracts.

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Newsby StaffMarch 28, 2005

NYCT to only buy hybrid-electric buses

Officials say CNG buses require expensive maintenance and offer no emissions advantages over hybrids.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2005

WMATA to purchase 919 buses under 5-year plan

Of the 919 buses, roughly 75% are replacements, including 250 CNG and 455 clean diesel and hybrid-electric buses.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2003

Cummins Westport receives Las Vegas engine order

Citizens Area Transit ordered 51 buses powered by the Cummins 195-horsepower B Gas Plus engines to replace aging CNG-powered buses in the fleet.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2003

S.C. operation purchases 43 Blue Bird shuttles

Thirty-six of the units are powered by Cummins ISC 260 diesel engines, and the remaining seven are powered by John Deere 8.1 CNG engines.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2003

CNG yields more health benefits, Harvard study says

CNG affords a third more health benefits than clean diesel, but the cost per unit of health improvement is six to nine times higher.

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