"GREEN" NEWS * USA - First fuel cell hybrid bus hits the road in Connecticut
USA -Autobloggreen, by Sam Abuelsamid -Apr 11th 2007: -- The first fuel cell hybrid bus in New England has entered service in Hartford, Connecticut with CTTRANSIT, the state-owned regional bus service. United Technologies division UTC Power is providing the bus and the first two years of service for the bus that is running on a downtown Hartford route. The hydrogen refueling station is located at the UTC Power headquarters in South Windsor. The Federal Transit Authority has given the Greater Hartford Transit District a $2.9 million grant to get the program running and build the necessary infrastructure...* UK - Manchester bus shelters go solar
Carmarthenshire,Wales,UK -Green Building Press -10 April 2007: -- Bus shelters are to be revamped and fitted with solar-powered panels in order to improve passenger safety and energy efficiency. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) has agreed to spend £100,000 on 49 bus shelters. Roof-mounted solar panels will generate electricity during the day which is then stored in batteries to light up the bus shelter at night-time. The new shelters were first trialled at two bus stops last year...
* USA - City Hall: Newsom & Ford usher in new hybrid buses
San Francisco,CAL,USA -The Examiner -Apr 11, 2007: -- Mayor Gavin Newsom and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency chief Nat Ford on Tuesday unveiled the first of The City's new diesel-electric hybrid Muni buses... San Francisco's new Muni buses are California’s first series production diesel-electric hybrid buses in transit service, according to manufacturer Daimler-Chrysler. When all of buses are on the streets, San Francisco will have the third-largest hybrid bus fleet in the country...
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