More than half of transit buses in the US were powered by alternative fuels and advanced technologies in 2018

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinSep 10, 2019, 3:01 am313 pts
According to the American Public Transit Association (APTA), alternative fuels and advanced hybrid drivetrains powered more than half of all transit buses in 2017 and 2018. In the ten-year period from 2008 to 2018, the share of conventional diesel buses dropped from 70% to 42%. Natural gas and diesel hybrid…

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