BUSES' WORLD NEWS
* GM's hybrid technology buses save on fuel and reduce emissions
WASHINGTON, D.C.,USA -Auto Spectator -26 Jan 2006: General Motors announced today at the Washington Auto Show, that the first of 50 GM hybrid-powered buses manufactured by New Flyer Industries are beginning to roll into the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) fleet. GM's hybrid technology offers greater fuel economy and reduced emissions than conventional diesel buses...
* Local Buses to Run Cleaner - Old Lyme wins $167,000 from EPA
Old Lyme,Madison,CT,USA -Shore Publishing, by Erica Gradecki-27 Jan 2006: Residents within the Region 18 Lyme-Old Lyme school district will be breathing a little easier now that a grant through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been approved to reduce gas emissions from school buses... Using that grant, 19 school buses will have diesel particulate matter filters installed and will convert to ultra low sulfur diesel fuel. One bus will have a diesel oxidation catalyst...
* New hydrogen struts for buses: DRDOTIRUCHIRAPPALLI, India -Indiacar.net -Jan 24, 2006: The Defence Research and Development Organisation has developed an advanced electronic Automatic Transmission system that could be used in Light Commercial Vehicles... The 'Advanced Automatic Electronic System' would make engine transmission more effective and also help monitor the wheels... DRDO was also ready with Hydrogen Struts that could be installed in buses to give superior comfort to passe...
* Commuter-friendly buses to paint the town redBombay,India -Afternoon Dispatch & Courier -Jan 24, 2006: Come April, and city’s rush-hour commuters have a smile on their faces as Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) under Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) will press into service 522 passenger-friendly, brighter and spacious buses on the road...
* Faulty buses to be denied CNG Chennai,India -Hindu -25 Jan 2006: Buses and rural transport vehicles (RTVs) not possessing the necessary dust plugs and caps will be refused refilling of compressed natural gas (CNG) by Indraprastha Gas Limited from February 1st....
* Ilfov residents took to streets asking for more buses
Bucharest,Romania -Bucharest Daily News, by Denisa Maruntoiu -23 Jan 2006: Over 200 people from the village of Popesti-Leordeni, Ilfov County, protested against the lack of public transportation means by blocking the main road linking their village to the Capital on Sunday... Before blocking the road, the protesters gathered in front of the mayor's office, asking for more buses and demanding the private transportation companies to lower ticket prices...
* New Buses with old Fares
Armenia -A1plus -23 Jan 2006: 50 new buses have been imported into Armenia from Russia. They will work for 4 new bus routes. “This is not enough to provide the people, but 150 more buses are still to be imported”, the head of the Yerevan municipality Transport administration Ashot Sahakyan says... The buses will work with gas. The drivers are paid by the piece-rate system...
* Pee Dee school districts skeptical of state decision on buses
Florence,SC,USA -Florence Morning News, by SHIREESE M. BELL -Jan 22, 2006: Bus drivers across the state will no longer receive one of the perks that comes with the job: driving the buses to and from work...
Florence,SC,USA -Florence Morning News, by SHIREESE M. BELL -Jan 22, 2006: Bus drivers across the state will no longer receive one of the perks that comes with the job: driving the buses to and from work...
* Optima delivers 12 buses to Memphis
KS,USA -Kansas.com -Jan. 24, 2006: Optima Bus Corp. has delivered 12 buses to the Memphis Area Transit Authority, which will be put into service later this month, the company said in a news release today...
* Optima to partner with bus dealer in western U.S.
Kansas,usa -Kansas.com -23 Jan 2006: Optima Bus Corp. will partner with BusWest to increase its presence in the western United States, the company said today. BusWest, a commercial bus dealership, has its headquarters in Los Angeles. It offers sales, parts and body shop services at its facilities throughout California and Nevada. It plans to open a sales facility in Phoenix...
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