Transpo Expects $300K Annual Fuel Savings from New Natural Gas Buses

ByKyle W. Bell

Last week we reported on Transpo’s purchase of sixteen new compressed natural gas buses. The new fleet comes from a company known as New Flyer, whose manufacturing plants are in Minnesota and Winnipeg, Canada. The New Flyer Xcelsior model will replace Transpo’s aging gas-powered Gillig Phantom buses. After reaching out to Transpo for comment, we…

Transpo Acquiring 16 New Compressed Natural Gas Buses

ByKyle W. Bell

Transpo is set to introduce a new fleet of buses powered with compressed natural gas. The regional public transportation organization, servicing areas in South Bend and Mishawaka, is replacing fifteen year old vehicles that Transpo says have “reached and exceeded their useful life”. The new fleet will consist of sixteen new fixed route natural gas-powered…