Article: GM gets 1,700-plus hybrid bus orders.(News)(General Motors Corp.)(Brief article)

Article: METS RECEIVES $480,000 GRANT TO PURCHASE HYBRID BUSES
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 5, 2008 ;     369 words ......applied toward the purchase of three new hybrid buses, which will bring the total in METS...last year to more than $4 a gallon, hybrid buses have certainly helped keep the City...also been able to save money because hybrid buses have electric ramps instead of hydraulic...

Article: KRT buying diesel-electric hybrid buses
Charleston Daily Mail;  October 21, 2008 ;     270 words ...Two diesel-electric hybrid buses could soon be picking up local...Transportation Authority will soon order the hybrid buses, said KRT assistant general manger...about buying about half-a-dozen hybrid buses, Hartley said. Transportation officials...

Article: Kanawha County to get hybrid buses
Charleston Gazette;  October 21, 2008 ;     297 words ......should be able to ride on one of two hybrid buses. Officials for the Kanawha Valley Regional...will soon order two diesel-electric hybrid buses, said KRT assistant general manger Doug...year about buying about half a dozen hybrid buses, Hartley said. Transportation officials...

Article: HYBRID BUSES SAVING CITY IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 21, 2007 ;     343 words ......City of Evansville currently has four hybrid buses in service and they're already paying...also been able to save money because hybrid buses have electric ramps instead of hydraulic...the regenerative braking systems on hybrid buses. METS predicts this will save approximately...

Article: King County, Wash., Transit System to Roll Out Hybrid Buses.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  May 28, 2004 ;     481 words ......boards one of Metro Transit's new hybrid buses yesterday at Seahawks Stadium. Metro expects to have 213 hybrid buses in operation by the end of the year...for the low-polluting vehicles. Hybrid buses are more expensive than diesel buses...

Article: CITY GIVING HYBRID BUSES A CLOSER LOOK
Evansville Courier & Press;  October 15, 2004 ;     309 words ......will get its first look today at the hybrid buses expected to save thousands each year...beginning to replace its METS fleet with hybrid buses in 2005, said Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel...out on a little tour (of the city)." Hybrid buses use 15 percent to 25 percent less fuel...

Article: Pace moves to spend stimulus money, but not on hybrid buses
Highland Park News (IL);  April 30, 2009 ;     482 words ......American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on hybrid buses, opting instead for traditional diesel-power...more study. The agency is interested in hybrid buses, but can't rule out alternatives such...pressure Pace to spend all $33 million on hybrid buses. Pace representatives said they ...

Article: TARC ADDS MORE HYBRID BUSES
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 13, 2007 ;     629 words ......Director J. Barry Barker to unveil the additional hybrid buses July 13. "These hybrid buses show our commitment to clean air," Mayor Jerry...gas-only buses and they emit less pollution." The hybrid buses also get better fuel economy and have a quieter...

Article: Hybrid buses to help ease Valley smog
Oakland Tribune;  August 3, 2006 ;     424 words ......downtown arena, RTD officials unveiled six hybrid buses powered by the cutting edge "General...diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system." "These hybrid buses will help San Joaquin RTD fulfill its...2004 the RTD purchased its first two hybrid buses for its fleet, and were thrilled ...

Article: 2 hybrid buses, 2 Handi-Vans join fleet
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  August 25, 2006 ;     450 words ......its new fleet of 40 diesel-electric hybrid buses on the following routes:face=-Italic...Kalihi-Pearlridge TheBus now has 40 hybrid buses, each with a price tag of $485,000...year. "What we like about the electric hybrid buses, obviously, is that it's going to be...

Article: San Joaquin district debuts Hayward firm's hybrid buses
Oakland Tribune;  August 4, 2006 ;     421 words ......downtown arena, RTD officials unveiled six hybrid buses powered by the cutting-edge "General...diesel-electric hybrid propulsion system." The new hybrid buses are manufactured by the Gillig Corp...transit buses in North America. "These hybrid buses will help San Joaquin RTD fulfill ...

Article: CTTRANSIT Begins Operating Hybrid Buses in Stamford.(Brief Article)
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Today;  July 1, 2004 ;     193 words ......placed two New Flyer diesel electric hybrid buses into service in the Stamford area. During the past year, CTTRANSIT said the hybrid buses were operated on Hartford-area routes...first-phase testing results indicate the hybrid buses, which were fueled with standard petroleum...

Article: U. Michigan area embraces hybrid buses
University Wire;  June 18, 2007 ;     538 words ......all its buses with a "green fleet" of hybrid buses within three years. But while Ann Arbor...city funds and outside grants to buy 15 hybrid buses by November, the University of Michigan...technology to its own buses. Although the hybrid buses use about 30 percent less fuel than...

Article: DTA modernizes with hybrid buses and GPS system.
Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN);  March 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ......P. Miller. He snagged one of the two hybrid buses for his Thursday route. It's like sugar...Transit Authority purchased its first two hybrid buses. This year, DTA officials intend to...Association, which tracks the use of hybrid buses in cities, said a hybrid bus cuts by...