NewsWhore
05-26-2008, 03:50 PM
The government is testing the alternative fuel model for public transport. A total of 35 government-operated OMSA buses are already running on biofuel and a further 5 operate on natural gas. This amounts to 17.5% of the OMSA fleet of 240 buses, according to a report in Diario Libre. The biofuel is supplied by Ecogreen Dominicana and Combustibles Renovables America that convert cooking oil into biofuel. The natural gas is sold by Linea Clave.
Julio Santana, maintenance manager at OMSA, said that the yield is similar to diesel. "The difference is four pesos less (in price) and it is less harmful to the environment because water is emitted from the muffler instead of smoke. I think the impact of biodiesel is its contribution to the environment," he explained.
OMSA director general Ignacio Ditren says that the goal is to run 155 buses using alternative fuels. The OMSA buses that operate using alternative fuels are identified as such.
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Julio Santana, maintenance manager at OMSA, said that the yield is similar to diesel. "The difference is four pesos less (in price) and it is less harmful to the environment because water is emitted from the muffler instead of smoke. I think the impact of biodiesel is its contribution to the environment," he explained.
OMSA director general Ignacio Ditren says that the goal is to run 155 buses using alternative fuels. The OMSA buses that operate using alternative fuels are identified as such.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)