Three-fourths of U.S. Transit Buses Now Diesel or Diesel Hybrid

According to the latest research, more than 75% of U.S. transit buses are diesel or diesel hybrids.

As a result says the the APTA, “America’s transit bus fleet is one of the newest and cleanest heavy-duty fleets around.”

In 2013, 77 percent of transit buses were powered by diesel engines and fuel, or diesel hybrid engines. Of that, almost half were powered by a diesel engine that met or exceeded the first clean diesel standard for model year 2007 and another 27 percent of buses were powered by an engine that met or exceeded the stricter emission standard for model year 2010.

Meeting these standards, the group noted, “results in significant clean air benefits by reducing emissions of particulate matter and ozone forming compounds to near zero.” Also, a growing number of transit districts are incorporating the use of renewable biodiesel fuels into their diesel bus fleets while other transit agencies are incorporating diesel-electric technologies as well.

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