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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Altair unveils world's first hydraulic-hybrid transit bus

From an economic perspective, it’s the total cost that has to be considered. On that front, BUSolutions is projected to lower the cost of ownership by $170,000 per bus as compared to a conventional diesel bus. With the average local transit authority operating approximately 300 buses, the savings could reduce a city’s cost of transit bus operation by approximately $50 million.
http://www.torquenews.com/119/altair-unveils-worlds-first-hydraulic-hybrid-transit-bus 

1 comment:

Erik H. said...

That'd be a great thing for TriMet, seeing how we have Daimler Trucks North America to even produce them locally...

But...well...this is Portland, and who gives a damn about buses or Daimler. Oregon Iron Works created TWENTY Streetcar jobs! GO OREGON IRON WORK!