GREEN BUSES * WORLDWIDE
* Philippines - CNG Buses to ply EDSA tomorrow
Manila,Philippines -Inquirer.net -March 24, 2008: -- After almost 4 years, Compressed Natural Gas buses will finally be able to service the populace of Manila. Starting Monday, 11 buses will ply the main thoroughfare known as EDSA giving free rides to commuters. Passengers won’t be charged a cent in this pioneer run till the 3rd of April... It is expected that the savings in operation will be about P 4000/day ($100 at P40=$1) compared to a diesel powered bus... Right now the current limitation is in the refueling depot. CNG powered buses will have to top off tanks very far from the city...
* USA - 25 buses in Hollis and Brookline will use biodiesel
Hollis,NH,USA -The Nashua Telegraph (Nashua,NH), by JOSEPH G. COTE -24 March 2008: -- The air in Hollis and Brookline should be a little cleaner soon... New fuel and equipment in school buses may cut emissions as much as 60 percent to 70 percent, according to Hollis Transportation president Al Orde... The changes are being made possible by federal money awarded to the Hollis/Brookline School District earlier this week... The federal Environmental Protection Agency awarded the district a $162,850 grant to retrofit 25 buses with pollution control equipment and to run the fleet on biodiesel... (Photo by Don Himsel: Lee Soule, a bus driver for Hollis Transportation for seven years, warms up his diesel-powered schoolbus before the afternoon run Friday. Twenty-five of their buses will be fitted with pollution control and biodiesel equipment) Labels: green buses
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