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As an act within METRO Houston's going-green initiative and bus replacement program, twenty new 45-foot hybrid buses arrived in February and are currently undergoing routine quality testing prior to deployment into METRO's routes.

METRO's bus replacement program is designed to feed in 100 new buses each year to the fleet.

METRO currently has over 262 hybrid vehicles, both local and commuter, and these most recent additions are 55-seat coach vehicles designed to run on clean diesel and use an electronic motor to optimize performance.

These vehicles will be utilized in METRO's park and ride service.

METRO is an innovative regional transportation organization created by Houston's voters in the 1970s. The organization continues to battle congestion and waste by continually adapting the the demands of Houston's busy economic and social sectors. To learn more about METRO and its various services as well as its going-green initiative visit RideMETRO.org.

Source: Houston Business Journal