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SEP-OCT 2014

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2014 | MassTransitmag.com | Mass Transit | 95 • Fully FMVSS-certifed from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) with a bumper-to-bumper warranty. • Reduced maintenance and operating cost through feet versatility. • Excellent supervisor vehicle; no CDL required. • Spacious front-row wheelchair access meets or exceeds Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines. • Produced by Mobility Ventures LLC, a new wholly-owned subsidiary of AM General™. Designed specifcally to serve the disability community and built from the ground up, the MV-1 is the mobility solution that provides greater accessibility, comfort and unsurpassed durability. www.MV-1.us 1-877-MV1-FORU info@MV-1.us revolutionizing accessible transportation For more information, visit www.MassTransitmag.com/11316271 Hydrogen fuel cells SunLine Transit in Tousand Palms, California, frst embraced alternative fuels more than 20 years ago when the agency purchased its frst CNG buses. It was a cutting-edge time to switch to natural gas before most other agencies had embraced the technology, but along the line, SunLine leaders decided they could take it a step further toward anoth- er alternative fuel — hydrogen fuel cells. "The board and the leadership here made a commitment to having an envi- ronmentally friendly transit f leet," Lau - ren Skiver, general manager of SunLine said. "It was sort of a natural leap in helping the nation by testing out the new fuel cells." The agency stuck with hydrogen fuel cell buses in its f leet and recently took delivery of its eighth generation of the technology. The New Flyer Ind. buses have power plants from Ballard Power Systems inside. Hydrogen is a challenge in meet- ing some maintenance and fueling needs. Skiver said when SunLine first got the buses they couldn't even work on them in their maintenance garage, so retrofits needed to take place. The buses have been safe too, however, the costs for hydrogen is higher than other types of fuels. "We're hoping the more widely used it gets, the costs go down," Skiver said. The costs of fuel is only one aspect of the hydrogen buses, with clean tech- nology having the far greater goal of protecting the environment. "Well, the only emissions is the water that comes out of the tail pipe. It's not a low-emissions vehicle, it's zero-emis- sions vehicle," Skiver said. THE NEW Flyer hydrogen fuel cell buses being used by SunLine Transit Agency have power plants from Ballard Power Systems inside. SunLine Transit Agency

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