GR's first hybrid bus hits the road

Regenerative braking and an engine that runs on both diesel fuel and electricity aren't the only cost saving and environmentally friendly aspects of The Rapid's two new hybrid buses. They also get twice the mileage, the interiors cool faster, and they reduce some emissions by 90 percent.

According to excerpts from the story:

Bus No. 248, with its distinctive green top, pulled up Monday to its first-ever stop -- the downtown campus of Grand Valley State University.

But there was no room for GVSU President Thomas J. Haas, who was forced to wait for the next "green" Rapid transit bus.

Two hybrid buses, distinguished by their green roofs, will run on routes 1 and 50, both of which serve Grand Valley students.

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