HYBRID BUSES * USA - CTA tests fuel-stingy they
Chicago,ILL,USA -The Chicago Sun-Times, by MARY WISNIEWSKI -June 17, 2008: -- The Chicago Transport Authorities is testing a new hybrid electric bus that can get seven to eight miles per gallon — double the mpg of current CTA hybrids... The new hybrid engine uses batteries to run an electric motor which runs the bus. The current hybrids use a diesel engine to power the bus, with the help of an electric motor... When batteries lose power on the new electric hybrid, a small turbine engine, powered by diesel, propane or compressed natural gas, turns on to recharge the batteries. The CTA claims this configuration produces lower emissions than other hybrids and reduces noise pollution...
* Lafayette buys hybrid buses
Lafayette,Ind,USA -WLFI -June 19, 2008: -- The Area Plan Commission approved purchasing six new hybrid buses for Lafayette's CityBus. The buses will replace six diesel buses now on the road. The hybrid buses are more expensive to buy, but the purchase will save tax payers money in the long run... A federal grant will pay for 90-percent of the new buses...
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