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* USA - City urged to jump on electric buses -- Community has right tools to test new technology, expert says
Lawrence,KS,USA -The Lawrence Journal World, by Chad Lawhorn -Sept 7, 2006: -- If Lawrence is really serious about being a high-tech city of the future, John Powell has a great billboard to advertise it: a fleet of electric buses... Powell told university and transit leaders that he thinks either KU or the city has an excellent chance of being a testing ground for new electric bus technology... University and city leaders will be watching with interest. Leaders of both the city and university transit systems have said they’re interested in alternative fuel technology, but they said economic issues were a concern. Electric buses are traditionally 20 percent to 25 percent more expensive to purchase than traditional diesel buses, Powell said. The buses obviously save on fuel costs, but other specialized equipment, battery replacement and training costs can make operational costs nearly equal... In Chattanooga, Tenn., where Powell’s organization is based, the community has 22 electric buses and now markets the unique buses as part of their tourism efforts...
* USA - Grant to help cut pollution from buses
Pittsburgh,PA,USA -The Pittsburgh Post Gazette, by David Templeton, Sept 07, 2006: -- Allegheny County students soon will be breathing easier under a county grant program to help make school buses puff less diesel-fuel pollution... The Allegheny County Health Department voted unanimously yesterday to allocate $500,000 from its Clean Air Fund to help school districts retrofit buses with filters that reduce diesel particulates by as much as 90 percent... With 1,800 diesel-powered school buses in the county lacking filters, that can cost from $1,000 to $8,000 each, the $500,000 will fall short of solving the problem...
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