Filed under: Trends, Hybrids/Alternative, Etc., Green
LA Metro picks up more natural gas buses
The 200 compressed
natural gas (CNG) buses acquired in 2003 by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro)
have worked out so well that LA Metro is hiring 96 more. The Cummins Westport vehicles, which run 20
feet longer than traditional city buses and bring 30-percent more power to the table (while claiming bragging rights to
low emissions) use a 6-cylinder, 8.9L CWI L Gas Plus CNG mill with 320 hp. Perfect for the city, the buses help LA Metro
cash in with lower operating costs, better performance and reduced emissions.
[Source: Green Car Congress]
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Jon Lind 5:34PM (3/30/2006)
Do they drag race 'em?
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Grant Guthrie 5:51PM (3/30/2006)
MTA first bought these to run on the "Orange Line", which is a bus-only thoroughfare about 14 miles long. Cheaper than building train tracks and/or tunnels.
http://www.mta.net/press/2004/10_october/mta_174.htm
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Finished.Law.School 6:34PM (3/30/2006)
Now illegal immigrants in CA will be able to tool around LA while producing a lower amount of pollution.
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Chris B. 1:47AM (3/31/2006)
Oh wow, such wit. Did you learn that in law school?
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