ATA Getting Hybrid Vehicle
Pennsylvania will be buying 14 hybrid public transportation vehicles, including one for the local Area Transportation Authority.
Governor Ed Rendell made the announcement Thursday -- “Dump the Pump Day," which is supposed to remind consumers to be responsible and make informed transportation decisions as a means to declare their own energy independence.
"If the General Assembly acts now, that’s exactly what my Energy Independence Strategy will start to do for Pennsylvania families and businesses — allow them to take control of their energy use," Rendell said.
Rendell unveiled the Energy Independence Strategy in February 2007 that would save Pennsylvania families and businesses $10 billion over the next decade. The plan, pending in the state Senate, would leverage $850 million in new investments to attract $3.5 billion in alternative and renewable energy products and reduce Pennsylvania’s dependence on foreign oil.
To help expand public transit’s use of cleaner, more efficient vehicles, Governor Rendell announced the investment of $2 million to help fund the purchase of 14 hybrid transit vehicles that will be used in rural and small urban areas. Ten hybrid para-transit buses will expand Rabbittransit’s shared-ride program in York County. Four other regions will each receive one standard size hybrid bus: the Area Transportation Authority of North Central Pennsylvania, the Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority, the Luzerne County Transportation Authority and the Westmoreland County Transit Authority.
The Area Transportation Authority of North Central Pennsylvania serves McKean, Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, and Potter counties.
The buses will be delivered in 2009.
Governor Ed Rendell made the announcement Thursday -- “Dump the Pump Day," which is supposed to remind consumers to be responsible and make informed transportation decisions as a means to declare their own energy independence.
"If the General Assembly acts now, that’s exactly what my Energy Independence Strategy will start to do for Pennsylvania families and businesses — allow them to take control of their energy use," Rendell said.
Rendell unveiled the Energy Independence Strategy in February 2007 that would save Pennsylvania families and businesses $10 billion over the next decade. The plan, pending in the state Senate, would leverage $850 million in new investments to attract $3.5 billion in alternative and renewable energy products and reduce Pennsylvania’s dependence on foreign oil.
To help expand public transit’s use of cleaner, more efficient vehicles, Governor Rendell announced the investment of $2 million to help fund the purchase of 14 hybrid transit vehicles that will be used in rural and small urban areas. Ten hybrid para-transit buses will expand Rabbittransit’s shared-ride program in York County. Four other regions will each receive one standard size hybrid bus: the Area Transportation Authority of North Central Pennsylvania, the Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority, the Luzerne County Transportation Authority and the Westmoreland County Transit Authority.
The Area Transportation Authority of North Central Pennsylvania serves McKean, Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, and Potter counties.
The buses will be delivered in 2009.
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