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Santa Barbara Introduces 8 Hybrids to Bus Fleet

6 April 2007

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) has introduced eight new 40-foot Gillig diesel-electric hybrid buses with the GM-Allison hybrid drive into its fleet.

The MTD has also approved the use of biodiesel in the fleet—including the new hybrids. Buses will begin using B5 biodiesel by May 1 and B20 this summer.

April 6, 2007 in Brief | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

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I know; I live here!

Also, SB has the largest fleet of fully BEV busses...

FS

Posted by: Fred Sands | April 06, 2007 at 04:54 PM

Score another for GM...bus division.

Posted by: allen_xl_z | April 07, 2007 at 08:00 AM

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