The agency has saved approximately $10 million in fuel costs by transitioning to CNG since 2013.
The contract includes 28 firm orders with options to purchase an additional 126 CNG 40-foot, heavy-duty transit buses, which will replace end-of-life vehicles with more efficient CNG buses over the next five years.
The contract, which was supported by FTA funding and includes options for 197 buses over five years.
GCTD is building a new maintenance and operations facility, which includes a new administration and operations building, fleet maintenance and repair building, and a CNG fueling station.
The P3 project will provide CNG to more than 1,600 buses at transit agencies across Pennsylvania. rabbittransit has one CNG bus, and eight additional CNG buses will be delivered next month
The new 40-foot buses, manufactured by Nova Bus, feature a 67-passenger capacity.
This recognition signifies that the building performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meets strict performance levels set by the EPA.
The five-year deal, worth an estimated $3 million per year, will enable BBB to continue using Clean Energy’s Redeem™ brand of renewable natural gas, rated up to 90% cleaner than diesel and considered the cleanest transportation fuel available.
Also signed other agreements across the transit markets, including the construction of new stations and extended maintenance and fueling contracts.
Starting Jan. 12, 2016, Metro will begin operating the first of 44 full-size buses, first of 10 paratransit vans and two MV-1 supervisor vehicles, all powered by CNG. The new buses and vans will replace the oldest diesel vehicles currently in use.
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