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Consortium Seeks Stimulus Funding for DME-Electric Hybrid Buses

Green Car Congress

A consortium is seeking US stimulus funding available through the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program to convert 20 hybrid diesel-electric buses to hybrid dimethyl-ether (DME)-electric propulsion. Volvo Truck Corp.

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Volvo unveils medium heavy engine

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Placing the focus for his company on internal efficiency, Volvo CEO Leif Johansson announced that the Group has developed its own medium heavy engine that will be used in trucks and buses from 2010. He also noted a slight upturn in certain countries including China, Japan and India, thanks to Government stimulus packages.

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