NEW BUSES FLEET * USA - NFTA revs up fleet with 91 hybrid, clean diesel buses
Vehicles to arrive over 18 months, cut operating expenses
Buffalo,NY,USA -The Buffalo News, by Robert J. McCarthy -October 14, 2009: -- Metro Bus riders will climb aboard 91 new clean diesel and hybrid buses over the next 18 months, paid for by almost $40 million secured by Rep. Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo... The new fleet will consist of 35 hybrid buses buses and 56 "clean diesel" buses, which the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority officials say will result in not only cleaner emissions but also a $300,000 annual savings in fuel and maintenance... Higgins pointed to several federal funding sources that helped finance the purchase, including $24.4 million in stimulus money... (Photo by Derek Gee/Buffalo News - Lawrence M. Meckler, left, the NFTA's executive director, briefs Rep. Brian Higgins, who helped to obtain $40 million in funding)Labels: new buses fleet
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