President Obama’s stimulus plan means big things for many cities and states throughout the nation. One thing that the state of Maryland has decided to do with the money that’s coming to them is to buy 100 hybrid buses.
State officials planned on buying the hybrid diesel-electric buses before now, but there was not enough money in the state’s Transportation Trust Fund. With the new stimulus money, though, the state is spending $65 million on the efficient buses which will “more than double the number of hybrid vehicles in the Maryland Transit Administration’s bus fleet.”
Currently, the MTA utilizes 10 hybrids. There were 30 more planned for summer but the upcoming 100 will bring the fleet to 140 hybrids. Officials say the 10 hybrids that are now on the roads go “twice as many miles as diesel buses before they have to be brought into the shop for repairs.” The new transportation vehicles are not only more efficient, they are also less noisy and cleaner than their diesel-powered counterparts.
Why not join in the hybrid revolution? Visit your Glenside area Toyota dealer and get a deal on a hybrid car today. You probably won’t get any stimulus money for it, but the money you’ll save at the gas pump is almost like a stimulus!