EcoNews - UK - Red buses go green in London
The first wave of hybrid buses have hit the streets of LondonLondon,UK -Environmental Data Interactive -8 Feb 2006: -- Mayor Ken Livingstone announced that Transport for London would is adding six of the hybrids to the city's bus fleet... The buses, dubbed the 'Prius bus' by the mayor, use a 1.9L clean diesel engine that would be more at home in a family car to keep the electric motor which powers the bus fully charged... Initial tests show the buses improve fuel efficiency by 40%, reduce CO2 emissions by 38%, nitrous oxide by 89% and carbon monoxide by 83%... They are also considerably quieter than their traditional diesel equivalents due to reduced noise from the much smaller engine...
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