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