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Hybrid school buses hit the road; Iowa State researchers test their performance
"AMES, Iowa -- You've got to be careful with the accelerator because hybrid school buses like to go.
Dan Taghon, the director of transportation for the Sigourney Community School District in southeast Iowa, said his district's new hybrid bus has been running routes since Jan. 3. And Taghon, who drives the bus on one of the district's six routes, said he likes the 65-passenger machine powered by an electric motor and a V-8 diesel engine.
"It has quite a bit of get up and go," he said. "You push the pedal and it takes right off."
News Service: Iowa State University
"AMES, Iowa -- You've got to be careful with the accelerator because hybrid school buses like to go.
Dan Taghon, the director of transportation for the Sigourney Community School District in southeast Iowa, said his district's new hybrid bus has been running routes since Jan. 3. And Taghon, who drives the bus on one of the district's six routes, said he likes the 65-passenger machine powered by an electric motor and a V-8 diesel engine.
"It has quite a bit of get up and go," he said. "You push the pedal and it takes right off."
News Service: Iowa State University
