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One of DART’s new CNG buses by New Flyer-NABI. By yearend the agency will have 459 of them.
Clean Energy Serves 39 Transit agencies, that is, at 62 locations, and is phasing in its ‘Redeem’ brand renewable biomethane CNG too. —Page 6
Luxfer’s Better CNG Tanks Technology from an acquisition boosts performance. —Page 6
EnerDel Li for Allison Lithium ion batteries replacing factory nickel in hybrids. —Page 8
Westport for Paratransit CNG chassis can be used for agency work trucks too. —Page 9
Proterra and BYD 100% battery buses becoming a reality for transit —Pages 10-11
Bauer Expands in Virginia CNG compressor maker adds space at U.S. headquarters. —Page 13
ANGI Supports Transit CNG fueling installation for 20-plus agencies in past 18 months alone. —Page 14
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Texas Agency Is Committed to CNG Buses “Our rapid transition to compressed natural gas fuel was transparent to our customers,” says Mike Hubbell, maintenance VP at Dallas Area Rapid Transit, which expects by year-end to have upwards of 580 CNG buses in service. Four CNG stations by Clean Energy Fuels (Booth 3755), built at working DART facilities, opened simultaneously on October 1, 2012, Hubbell says. They have been increasingly busy fueling 123 Arboc
paratransit vehicles and a growing number of 40-foot transit vehicles by North American Bus Industries, now part of New Flyer. “By the end of this calendar year, all of the 459 NABI buses will be delivered and will be in service,” Hubbell told Fleets & Fuels on the eve of APTA Expo 2014. The NABI buses have G-Stor Pro brand Type III CNG tanks by Luxfer Gas Cylinders (Booth 3458), mounted and plumbed in roof-top assemblies
by Agility Fuel Systems (3465). The bottom line on CNG? “It has reduced our fuel expenses, both current and projected through 2020, by two thirds,” Hubbell says – $10 million to $12 million per year. DART retired the last of its LNG/liquefied natural gas buses at the end of last month. They too were supported by Clean Energy. New Flyer Industries is at Booth 4037 and Arboc Specialty Vehicles is at 3513.
BAE Hybrid for VTA New Flyer (Booth 4037) is showing an articulated bus for Santa Clara, Ca-based Valley Transit with a HybriDrive series hybrid electric driveline from BAE Systems. Separately, BAE (Booth 1436) has introduced a startstop system for 40-foot hybrid buses, with Boston’s MBTA as an early adopter.
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