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HART Launches 22 CNG Buses
The Hillsborough Area Regional Transportation Authority (HART) in Tampa, FL, recently welcomed 22 buses from Gillig powered by compressed natural gas. The new 40-foot buses replace diesel buses that entered service in 2001-2002 and are ready for retirement.
These buses join 20 CNG HARTPlus paratransit vans and eight HARTFlex vans that entered service last year. HART is investing in CNG vehicles as part of an effort to maintain its existing level of service at lower costs with reduced carbon dioxide emissions.
Other amenities of the new CNG buses include modular, ergonomic designed seats; disc brakes instead of drum brakes; electric fans replacing hydraulic fans for improved cooling and fuel economy; and a safety feature that identifies bus operators merging into traffic from bus bays with a flashing yellow “Yield” LED light displayed on the rear of the bus.
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