AC Transit’s fuel cell bus breaks 25,000 hour operating record; demonstrating potential to meet diesel life cycle expectancy
Green Car Congress
JULY 14, 2017
Traditionally, a public transit buses life expectancy is measured in terms of the number of miles on its diesel engine. A diesel engine’s life expectancy is 6 years or 250,000 miles before overhaul. The highest-mileage bus that has not had a reline has surpassed 160,000 miles. —AC Transit Board Director Chris Peeples.
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