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With Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills, western South Dakota is one of the most scenic places in America. Its air is also cleaner, thanks to the recent addition by two regional transit agencies of environmentally friendly and economical buses fueled by propane.
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The inaugural purchase marks a major transition for the agency as they replace old diesel-hybrid buses with new, eco-friendly, and cost-effective GILLIG buses.
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As moving vehicles operate most of the waking hours and open their doors for travelers to get on and off at different stops, public transportation exposes people to various harmful airborne particles from indoor and outdoor environments.
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The buses will replace older, end-of-life diesel vehicles with low-emission and more efficient buses that deliver increased sustainability in the community.
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Honolulu, the UK, and Houston are adding new clean-diesel, colorful single-deck coaches, and luxury motorcoachs and buses.
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Report provides an annual evaluation of the agency’s sustainability performance measured across 10 specific performance metrics.
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The new ISLG and L9N Near Zero Emission Natural Gas Fueled Heavy Duty Engines will reduce emissions of NOx by 90% and greenhouse gases by 9%.
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Charlevoix County Transit is working toward operating 90% of its demand-response bus fleet on propane autogas.
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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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In addition to its redesigned H-Series coach, Prevost is introducing a new Volvo 9700, marking the first time a Volvo motorcoach will be available in the U.S. and Canada.
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