Stimulus Driving Hybrid Bus Purchases

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Its a quick way to spend $600K but municipalities hope that the 30K gallons of fuel saved over the life of ownership is worth it. THIS story at CNBC provides some details on what smaller transit networks are doing with some of the stimulus funds that have been handed out.
While the cash spent is immediate, the product takes a couple years to build and deliver. Meaning that, curbside pickup will not happen until as late as 2011. Please don't hang out at the bus stop until 2011.