NEW BUSES * UK
* England receives ethanol buses
London,England -Ethanol Producer Magazine (Grand Forks,ND,USA), by Brian Warshaw -March 21, 2008: -- On March 10, Nottingham became the first city in England to operate a regular bus service with ethanol-fueled vehicles. Three newly delivered E95 single-deck buses took over service on the city’s No. 30 route... Reading, England, is not far behind, awaiting the arrival of 14 ethanol-powered double-deckers for service in May. The two cities have been vying to be the first outside of Sweden to use ethanol-fueled vehicles. In Sweden, 600 E95-powered buses ply routes, including approximately 400 in the capital Stockholm... Swedish manufacturer Scania AB, which builds ethanol-fueled buses, is currently the only manufacturer constructing a modified diesel engine for E95 fuel. Scania started developing the technology in 1989 and is now on its third generation of ethanol-compatible engines... (Picture: SCANIA AB. Scania's ethanol-powered buses now run in England)* Firm spends £7m on new buses - Derby is to get 59 new buses as part of a £7m investment by the bus company Arriva Midlands
Worksop,England,UK -The Worksop Today -22 Mar 2008: -- ... From October, there will be 23 single-decker buses for Chaddesden and Oakwood and eight new midibuses for Mackworth and Littleover... Another 17 double-decker buses will be introduced in Sinfin and Mackworth, while Chellaston will get 11 new single-decker buses from February next year. In total, a third of all Arriva Midlands' buses in the city will be replaced...
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