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Transit Buses: Fleet Experiences

Read these fleet experiences to learn how other transit fleets implemented alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles. For additional success stories, visit Fleet Experiences. Also see the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity's Transit Vehicle page.

Publications, Case Studies, and Other Documents

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New York City Transit

  • New York City Transit Hybrid and CNG Transit Buses: Interim Evaluation Results (PDF 1.2 MB)
  • New York City Transit Drives Hybrid Electric Buses into the Future (PDF 436 KB)

Knoxville Area Transit and Indianapolis Transportation Corp.

  • Case Study: Ebus Hybrid Electric Buses and Trolleys (PDF 1.4 MB)
  • Knoxville Area Transit Trolleys (PDF 343 KB)

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

  • Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: Compressed Natural Gas Transit Bus Evaluation, April 2006 (PDF 1.6 MB)
  • Emission Testing of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Natural Gas and Diesel Transit Buses. December 2005 (PDF 1.3 MB)

Regional Transportation District

  • 100,000-Mile Evaluation of Transit Buses Operated on Biodiesel Blends (B20) (PDF 498 KB)

Additional Transit Bus Fleet Experiences