GreenNews - USA - Vail buying hybrid buses
Vail,CO,USA -Vail Daily News, by Edward Stoner -Oct 2, 2005: -- The town of Vail is adding a hybrid bus to its fleet next year and plans to add nine more in the next few years... the town expects 30 percent of its fleet to be converted to the diesel-electric hybrid technology. The buses are quieter and have better fuel efficiency. They also reduce emissions by 90 percent... The hybrid technology adds up to $200,000 to the cost of the bus. That puts the price tag around $500,000. They also need a battery replacement after seven years, at the middle of the bus's life. That costs around $40,000... But the fuel savings figure to make up for those premiums. The town says it will eventually save 19,000 gallons of diesel fuel per year...
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