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06-04-2009, 07:44 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/Canadian_Flag.jpg New buses more fuel-efficient. Montreal transit authority satisfied with results of $20-million pilot project. (http://www.montrealgazette.com/Hybrids+next+stop+downtown/1660478/story.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Daimler_-_Orion_VII_Diesel_Electric_Hybrid.jpgAllen McInnis - MONTREALGAZETTE (http://www.montrealgazette.com) - June 4, 2009
These buses are getting more and more popular! --Ed.
They offer smoother, quieter rides, and now we know hybrid buses are more fuel-
efficient in urban settings, where low speeds and frequent stops and starts are the norm.
That means Montreal's downtown core will probably be the first area to get diesel-electric buses when they hit city streets next year.
The Société de transport de Montréal was part of a pilot project that closely monitored the functioning of eight hybrid buses and six standard diesel buses deployed on three STM routes between April 2008 and March 2009.
Hybrids' fuel consumption was 30 per cent lower than diesel buses' when the average speed was low (18 kilometres per hour) and when the distance between stops was short - characteristics of downtown bus routes, STM engineer Luc Tremblay said.
The lower fuel consumption would result in a reduction of 36 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually for a... http://www.montrealgazette.com/Hybrids+next+stop+downtown/1660478/story.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Daimler_-_Orion_VII_Diesel_Electric_Hybrid.jpgAllen McInnis - MONTREALGAZETTE (http://www.montrealgazette.com) - June 4, 2009
These buses are getting more and more popular! --Ed.
They offer smoother, quieter rides, and now we know hybrid buses are more fuel-
efficient in urban settings, where low speeds and frequent stops and starts are the norm.
That means Montreal's downtown core will probably be the first area to get diesel-electric buses when they hit city streets next year.
The Société de transport de Montréal was part of a pilot project that closely monitored the functioning of eight hybrid buses and six standard diesel buses deployed on three STM routes between April 2008 and March 2009.
Hybrids' fuel consumption was 30 per cent lower than diesel buses' when the average speed was low (18 kilometres per hour) and when the distance between stops was short - characteristics of downtown bus routes, STM engineer Luc Tremblay said.
The lower fuel consumption would result in a reduction of 36 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually for a... http://www.montrealgazette.com/Hybrids+next+stop+downtown/1660478/story.html