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The procurement, which WMATA expects to award in the next six months, will increase the fleet to 339 compressed natural gas buses.
Read More →The $1.5 million federal earmark will help the agency purchase 51 CNG buses.
Read More →The buses, operated by CATCO (Clean Air Transit Company), cover three routes in the Castle Rock area.
Read More →The $2.5 million fueling station with a total capacity exceeding 2,100 gallons per hour was opened as part of a long-term agreement with Foothill Transit.
Read More →Rejecting an extensively research staff recommendation, the board of directors of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Agency (LACMTA) voted instead to buy up to 1070 more compressed-natural-gas-powered buses. The vote preserves a decision made last year to buy all alternatively fueled buses.
Read More →The growth of compressed natural gas (CNG) and, to a lesser extent, liquefied natural gas (LNG) as alternatives to diesel fuel has forced many transit agencies to confront new maintenance challenges.
Read More →Some of the country’s largest transit fleets are accelerating their alternative-fuel programs, with CNG, clean diesel and hybrid buses leading the pack. Meanwhile, fuel-cell propulsion remains in development.
Read More →A recent audit of Albuquerque, N.M., SunTran's compressed natural gas buses questioned their reliability, safety and maintenance costs. It is another example of a growing skepticism about the operational practicality of CNG.
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