Mass Transit: Use of Alternative Fuels in Transit Buses
RCED-00-18
Published: Dec 14, 1999. Publicly Released: Dec 14, 1999.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reported on the: (1) status of the development and use of alternative fuel technologies in transit buses, particularly the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) as a fuel; (2) air quality benefits of such technologies; (3) costs incurred by transit operators to use CNG buses, as well as other alternative fuels, compared with the costs to use diesel buses; and (4) primary incentives and disincentives for using these technologies.
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