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Biodiesel for school buses in Wisconsin

Posted on Monday, March 26, 2007 posted by posted by Ecacofonix @ 4:46 AM

Biodiesel for school buses in Wisconsin

Dane County and the Wisconsin Soybean Program provided the money and students at Wright Middle School provided the science in the unveiling Thursday of a plan to reimburse school districts for using biodiesel fuel in their buses.

The Dane County Clean Air Coalition will contribute $50,000 toward a fund that will reimburse county school districts for the cost difference between biodiesel and standard diesel fuel.

Read the full report here from Wisconsin State Journal

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Montreal buses to run on biodiesel

Posted on posted by posted by Ecacofonix @ 3:29 AM

Montreal buses to run on biodiesel

March 23, 2007, CBC News

Montreal's transit corporation is switching to biodiesel fuel and buying hybrid buses in an attempt to green its fleet and cut carbon emissions.

All Société de transport de Montréal (STM) buses will run on biodiesel fuel by 2008, and the transition should be fairly inexpensive, said president Claude Trudel.

Bus engines can run on biodiesel fuel without requiring any modifications, and the cost of a fill-up should be the same, says this report from CBC News, Canada

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Hybrid Buses for Transportation reduces Fuel Consumption, Emissions

Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2007 posted by posted by Ecacofonix @ 9:33 PM

New buses drive transportation to next level

By Mike Westervelt

09 Mar 2007

Purdue, USA - A new type of CityBus is driving the company into the realm of alternative energy.

CityBus bought six new buses, two of which use hybrid technology. The company considers the purchase an investment considering the hybrid buses cost an additional $195,000 than regular diesel buses.

The buses are expected to reduce fuel consumption somewhere between 25 and 30 percent, and the fuel savings could also translate into less emissions.

Read more from this report @ Purdue Exponent

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