BUSES' PURCHASE PROSPECTS
Vancouver,BC,CAN -AZD, by davinder -August 12, 2008: -- Translink to replace 1,400 Vancouver Buses with variety of Clean Transportation Technologies (Ind. Report)... British Columbia's TransLink transit system says that within a decade, it plans to replace 1,400 diesel buses in Vancouver with newer, more efficient models that will cut emissions by between 35 and 80 percent. The fleet will expand with 260 additional buses in FY 2008-09, but during the same period, total TransLink emissions will drop more than seven percent, thanks to more fuel-efficient transport, including hybrid buses and electric trolleys... The new fleet will include an array of bus technologies, including CNG, fuel cells, and biodiesel. In the meantime, older buses will be fitted with filters to reduce particulate emissions by up to 97 percent...
* Malaysia - Scomi sees strong demand for buses
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia -The Star, by YAP LENG KUEN -10 Aug 2008: -- With the increasing focus on public transport, Scomi Engineering Bhd sees growing demand for new buses, especially in Kuala Lumpur and Penang... It counts Rapid KL and Rapid Penang as the two major city operators but has seen a host of other intercity operators increasing their orders for buses... “If we deduct purchases by Rapid KL (which are usually on tender basis), demand for new buses is around 1,000 to 1,500 units per year,'' said Scomi Engineering president Hilmy Zaini... The company is undergoing improvements in the manufacturing process that will enable it to produce 500 buses a year, and has invested substantially in structural designs that meet the R66 European safety standards...
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