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Articlesby Alex RomanNovember 12, 2019

Maintenance Directors Tap Training and Data to Drive Success

TriMet's Ed Bennett and Votran's Rick Kazawitch took home this years Maintenance Director of the Year Awards at BusCon 2019 in Indianapolis.

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ArticlesOctober 29, 2019

Detroit's SMART sees savings, eco benefits after propane switch

With a goal to reduce emissions, administrators tapped into available funding to replace aging diesel paratransit vehicles. 

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ArticlesAugust 15, 2019

Micro Bird Looks Toward the Future with its Commercial Line

The company’s commercial manager James Mansell explains how the company stays ahead of the curve by creating purposeful and innovative vehicles.  

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Newsby StaffJuly 29, 2019

Propane vehicles reducing emissions for National Park in Maine

Island Explorer system links hotels, campgrounds, and inns with destinations in Acadia National Park and area villages.

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ArticlesMay 28, 2019

Michigan agency taps 'clean' fuel for eco-benefits, savings

Charlevoix County Transit is working toward operating 90% of its demand-response bus fleet on propane autogas.

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ArticlesMay 23, 2019

How propane is becoming an 'alternative' fuel

On average, propane autogas costs as much as 50% less per gallon than gasoline and diesel.

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ArticlesAugust 7, 2018

Fleet, Route Updates Help San Diego MTS' Adapt to Service Demands

The agency is continuing to balance paratransit and ridership challenges with a growing fleet of clean-fuel vehicles.

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Green Viewsby Todd MouwAugust 23, 2017

Transit Agencies Could Benefit from VW Funding

Volkswagen was found guilty and agreed to pay up to $14.7 billion to settle allegations of cheating emissions. As part of the lawsuit, Volkswagen is required to establish and fund an Environmental Mitigation Trust, known as EMT. Over the next 10 years, $2.9 billion from the VW settlement will fund environmental mitigation projects that reduce emissions of NOx.

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Articlesby Alex RomanApril 13, 2017

San Diego MTS Begins Transition of Smaller Vehicles to Propane Autogas

Long a proponent of alternative fuels, the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) recently added 31 minibuses and 46 paratransit buses to begin transitioning its smaller vehicle fleet to propane autogas.

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ArticlesDecember 23, 2014

Alternative Propulsion, Safety Big Focus at BusCon 2014

Held for the first time in Indianapolis, this year’s event featured several electric and new propane autogas vehicle debuts, while in the classroom, safety was a major focus, with sessions discussing technology integration and training.  

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