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alternative fuel

Foothill Transit launches all-electric buses

September 3, 2010

What charges faster than your cell phone? Foothill Transit’s new all-electric Ecoliner buses.

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Troubles for Charm City Circulator

August 30, 2010

Mechanical problems with the hybrid engines, record heat, and traffic congestion have caused breakdowns and delays for Baltimore’s Charm City Circulator this summer.

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Utah to test CNG buses

August 19, 2010

The Utah Transit Authority will test two compressed natural gas buses to see if they can handle the region’s hills.

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Will electric cars leave biofuels in the dust?

August 3, 2010

Only a few years ago, biofuels seemed to be the solution to breaking the world’s dependence on oil, but now momentum has shifted to electric vehicles. Can biofuels still compete?

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Massport to buy green buses

July 16, 2010

The Massachusetts Port Authority approved the purchase of 35 alternative-fuel buses for ground operations at Logan International Airport.

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A roundup of clean buses

June 24, 2010

Here’s a roundup of clean buses acquired with federal stimulus funding.

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Future of Seattle trolleybuses unknown

May 10, 2010

King County (WA) officials are exploring options for upgrading Metro Transit’s aging fleet of trolleybuses — switch to new-generation models or replace the fleet with electric-diesel hybrid buses.

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Philippines jeepneys are going green

May 3, 2010

A coalition of non-government organizations, politicians, and business groups has launched a campaign to replace Manila’s iconic — and polluting — jeepneys with new “e-jeepneys.”

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Sonoma County welcomes new buses

April 27, 2010

Sonoma County Transit (CA) is a few weeks away from putting 10 new buses in service, which will make the county the only Bay Area property to fuel all its heavy buses with CNG.

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Amtrak tests biodiesel fuel on Heartland Flyer

April 21, 2010

Amtrak, along with the Oklahoma and Texas departments of transportation, is testing a biodiesel fuel blend in the Heartland Flyer, which provides daily passenger service between Oklahoma City (OK) and Fort Worth (TX).

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