HYBRID BUSES * USA - Daimler sells another 96 Orion VII clean diesel
Transit Agencies Order More Clean Diesel Than Diesel-Hybrid Buses
New York,NY,USA -AutoBlogGreen, by Sam Abuelsamid -January 25, 2010: -- Daimler's North American bus unit has received orders for nearly 100 more of its Orion VII transit buses powered by either new clean diesel engines or diesel-hybrid drivetrains. The bulk of the orders (91 buses) come from four transit agencies and are for the conventional clean-diesel models with the latest Bluetec after-treatment systems. The emissions controls consist of urea-injection catalytic reduction to cut NOx emissions and particulate filters to eliminate soot... The remaining five orders were for Orion VII hybrids for the Ulster County Area Transit and Dutchess County Bus Systems in New York state. Ulster County already has two of the hybrids in its fleet and is adding three more... Hybrid buses gained a lot of ground in North America over the past several years but economics likely played a big part in the small proportion among these new orders. Municipalities around the country have been particularly hard hit in the current recession and the significantly higher purchase cost of the hybrids tilted the deal, even though the advanced powertrain buses offer lower operating cost over the life of the vehicles...
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