Clean diesel buses at Maryland

This is due to the administration receiving approval from the state’s spending boat in January.

“The Maryland Transit Administration made a strong and smart case for modernising its bus fleet, and the choice for clean diesel buses is the best choice,” said Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum.

He added: “New clean diesels not only cost far less than other alternative powertrains, but are as clean – or cleaner – than alternatives.”

Advances in emissions-control systems and ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel (ULSD), biodiesel and renewable diesel are helping clean diesel engines achieve emissions performance equivalent to compressed natural gas (CNG) and other alternatives, but without the costs and limitations of these technologies.

“Governor Larry Hogan has laid out a bold vision to increase the access, reliability and affordability of public transportation for Baltimore City residents,” said Mr Schaeffer.

He continued: “This investment in new clean diesel technology ensures that this vision will be implemented with the latest and most advanced technology that will also deliver clean air and energy-saving benefits for everyone.”

The Maryland decision mirrors other significant orders of clean diesel and diesel-electric hybrid buses by transit agencies in major communities like New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, and New Jersey.

“The Board of Public Works joins other major transit agencies around the country that are finding that clean diesel technology is the all-around best choice for public transportation from an economical and environmental perspective – it’s more clean public transportation for the dollar,” Schaeffer concluded.