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Article: METRO TRANSIT INTRODUCES NEW HYBRID BUSES

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November 15, 2007
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The office of the Minneapolis Mayor issued the following press release:

Metro Transit gave downtown Minneapolis workers and residents a look at the future of public transportation in the region when it paraded 17 of its 19 new hybrid electric buses up Nicollet Mall during the noon hour today.

The new buses, along with 150 more to follow over the next four years, are the cornerstone of Metro Transit's Go Greener initiative. The hybrid buses deliver 22 percent better fuel mileage and produce 90 percent fewer emissions than the buses they replace. The hybrid models, coupled with Metro Transit's commitment to soy-based biodiesel, will reduce the agency's dependence on fossil fuel and improve ...

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