Contractor purchased 23 new CNG-fueled buses in lieu of diesel-fueled vehicles. The vehicles are 40' low-floor urban transit buses manufacured by New Flyer, and are ADA compliant and include bicycle racks.
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Omnitrans operates within a 480 square mile area of the San Bernardino Valley.
The CNG engines powering these buses are certified at 2.0 g/bhp-hr, which is one-half the emissions certification level of a diesel bus engine. The emissions reductions attributable to the 23-bus project are estimated as follows: Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) - 21,893 pounds reduced annually.
The final report for this project includes historical data comparing the operating and maintenance costs of both CNG and diesel powered buses.