45 new hybrid buses to hit the streets
With some of the oldest buses in the nation, the SFMTA has placed an order for 45 40′ low floor New Flyer Hybrid buses at $752,000 each. The new fleet members will replace 13 year old buses that will be in service the summer of next year. On the horizon is the purchase of 60′ articulated trolly buses, which will replace part of the existing 20 year old 60′ fleet over the next 2 years, as well as a $19m overhaul program for the agency’s 80 Neoplan diesel buses.
And? What does it save? Or are we supposed to just assume it saves a lot and go along with global warming regardless of the cost?
Bus fleets need to be replaced from time to time due to wear and tear. Usually there is a half-life overhaul before the vehicle is replaced but 13 years is a long time and millions of miles.
I’m not sure what global warming has to do with this. I don’t have the stats here but hybrid diesels have twice the fuel economy and generate far less particulate emissions than compared to a standard diesel coach.