Stimulus Funds to Aid Transit Authority's Green Initiative: Hybrid Buses - 0 views
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Of course, when you replace them with hybrids, the uptake in fuel economy and air quality reduced emissions is significant."
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Each bus costs about $537,000 -- that's approximately $200,000 more than its clean-diesel counterpart. Barker said each hybrid bus uses about 3,000 gallons of gas less annually than the old buses. Depending on gas prices in Louisville, TARC can save up to $12,000 per bus each year.
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"We got these hybrids and overnight we went from being part of the problem to part of the solution," Barker said. "I have never seen quite a change in public attitude as I have saw with that."
