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Ethanol-powered buses being tested around the world

Cities worldwide will be testing a new type of ethanol-powered bus for their public transportation networks in the coming months, according to a post over at Green Car Congress. The initial tests are set for La Spezia in Italy, but other cities in Europe as well as Brazil and China will soon test the buses made by Scania. This is a project of the BEST (BioEthanol for Sustainable Transport) consortium. The buses run on a blend of 95 percent ethanol and 5 percent ignition improver in a diesel engine. I haven't heard of this combination before. ... Read more →

Toronto buses to get Suncor biodiesel Sebastian Blanco

Ethanol-powered buses being tested around the world 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Toronto buses to get Suncor biodiesel 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

There are almost 1,500 buses in the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) fleet. Over the next two years, almost, these buses will burn over 120 million liters (that's about 32 million U.S. gallons) of biodiesel supplied by Suncor Energy Products, Inc. Suncor's director of distribution operations ...

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