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 Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:42 pm Post subject: Washington Times- New York City runs 'clean' buses |
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Washington Times- New York City runs 'clean' buses
| Quote: | When you think of clean air, environmentally friendly vehicles and fuel efficiency, New York City isn't the first place that comes to mind, right? I sure didn't think so, until I realized one day that the bus I was riding in downtown bore the signage, "Clean Air Hybrid Electric Bus." That was enough to get this journalist doing some research on hybrid buses in the Big Apple.
Here's the surprise: 900 out of the 6,000 buses in the New York metropolitan area are hybrid-fuel vehicles and approximately 1,100 buses run on low-emission natural gas. And New York's hybrid fleet is growing. |
| Quote: | | The bottom line: From 1995 to 2006, diesel particle emissions dropped 97 percent and NOx emissions dropped 58 percent, on a per-bus basis. As for miles per gallon, hybrid buses average a 30 percent improvement over an average bus. That translates to 2.8 mpg for regular buses; 3.2 mpg for hybrids. Mr. LaBouff notes, "The tank carries 110 gallons but the hybrids never get too far from home, they come in at least two times a day. It's not like driving to Florida and back." In stop and go traffic, those hybrid electric buses shine. |
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