SEPTA approves purchase of 400 hybrid buses

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SEPTA approves purchase of 400 hybrid buses
28th September 2007
By Staff Writer

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has approved the
purchase of 400 new diesel-electric hybrid 40-foot low floor buses
from New Flyer of America for a contract price of $212.39 million.

The addition of 400 new buses to the 32 diesel-electric hybrid buses
already in the authority's fleet will make Southeastern Pennsylvania
Transportation Authority (SEPTA) one of the largest public transit
hybrid bus fleets in US.

The purchase requires delivery of 100 buses per year for each of the
calendar years of 2008 through 2011. In addition, an option order can
be placed for 20 additional buses per year for a possible total order
of 480 buses, increasing the total contract price for the purchase to
$253.60 million.

The first pilot bus is scheduled for delivery in March 2008 and the
first production bus in July 2008. SEPTA will introduce the new
hybrid buses into its bus fleet as the agency retires existing buses
that have reached their twelve-year life cycle.

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Post by s***@gmail.com
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has approved the
purchase of 400 new diesel-electric hybrid 40-foot low floor buses
from New Flyer of America for a contract price of $212.39 million.

Why doesn't SEPTA bring back electric buses to South Philadelphia,
extending those routes to today's terminal locations. Also, why are
heavy trunk routes converted to electric buses?

Post by s***@gmail.com
The first pilot bus is scheduled for delivery in March 2008 and the
first production bus in July 2008. SEPTA will introduce the new
hybrid buses into its bus fleet as the agency retires existing buses
that have reached their twelve-year life cycle.

Buses used to last for 20 years, or longer.