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Aren’t most busses CNG these days?

• comte7092 1y ago
  Most buses are diesel, and are transitioning to either battery electric or hydrogen fuel cell. Almost no fleets in the US are running majority CNG.
  • kjkjadksj 1y ago
    LA metro has 2200 CNG busses.
    • comte7092 1y ago
      >Almost no fleets in the US are running majority CNG.
• toast0 1y ago
  Depends on fuel availability. Diesel is available everywhere. CNG has limited availability. In my county, we do have propane powered busses. CNG and propane have much better emissions profiles, and vehicle lifetime and compressed tank lifetime are a good match for transit, as opposed to personal vehicles where when the compressed fuel tank ages out, the otherwise servicable vehicle turns into a pumpkin. However, CNG ends up being expensive and may not save much versus diesel... The natural gas is usually not expensive, but compression requires a lot of energy input which is expensive.