New 'green' buses * UK - Take to the road

A new fleet of eco-friendly buses are taking to the streets in a bid to help clean up the air

Portsmouth,England,UK -The News, by Michael Powell -10 November 2008: -- ... The number 23 route circling between Portsmouth and Havant has a whole new fleet of low emission buses in a £2m investment by Stagecoach and Portsmouth City Council... The 18 'Surf and Save' branded buses, costing £115,000 each, emit a third of the pollutants than their predecessors...


* A Fleet of "green" double-decker buses is to go into service in London this week

London,UK -This is London, by Mark Prigg -10 Nov 2008: -- The hybrid bus is said to be quieter, smoother for passengers and is the first to be powered solely by an electric motor... Traditional hybrids switch to fuel when the electric motor is under too much pressure... But the "Hybridive" only uses diesel to drive an electrical generator to top up the batteries, which are charged every time the driver uses the brakes... The bus was developed by defence company BAE... Vehicle maker Alexander Dennis will supply 12 double-decker and five single-deck buses...