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Blogpost by: Sara Grilli<\/strong><\/p>\n In the same way people choose to fuel themselves with a variety of foods, there are many ways to fuel a vehicle. In fact, the industrialized world experimented with different fuel options such as steam and electricity for a few decades being using petroleum-fueled combustion engines to move vehicles. Over a century later alternative fuel options are on the upswing, especially for transit vehicles.<\/p>\n Transit already offers an environmental benefit by transporting more people with fewer vehicles, but it\u2019s also been an early adopter when it comes to alternative fuels. According to the US-based Alternative Fuels Data Center<\/a>, more than 40% of transit vehicles use them [compared to less than 10% for private vehicles].<\/p>\n Through research and trial and error, a few types of fuel have begun to take hold in recent years including:<\/p>\n Hybrid-electric<\/strong><\/p>\n Hybrid-electric is a popular choice for transit services \u2013 for example Saskatoon Transit<\/a>, and at least 30% of the TTC bus fleet. Hybrid vehicles combine internal combustion – buses are usually diesel – with electric, to save in the range of 40 \u2013 50 % in fuel and emissions.<\/p>\n Compressed Natural Gas [CNG]<\/strong><\/p>\n Some transit companies have made the fuel switch to Compressed Natural Gas [CNG]. CNG is methane under pressure, and when used in a combustion engine it produces fewer greenhouse gases than gasoline, diesel and propane.<\/p>\n Biodiesel and propane<\/strong><\/p>\n There are also biodiesel and propane, and while they are less common, biodiesel has been used successfully by some European transit services, and propane is a commonfuel for school buses.<\/p>\n Electric<\/strong><\/p>\n Last, but certainly not least, are electric-powered vehicles. These are becoming more popular and are considered by many transit agencies to be the future of transit. In Canada, transit fleets in Toronto<\/a>, Quebec City, Montreal, Windsor and Edmonton are purchasing or operating all-electric vehicles, and York Region has electricity in mind<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n Alternative fuels are already important for transit, and are a key part of a greener future.\u00a0 It may take time, but the vision is there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blogpost by: Sara Grilli In the same way people choose to fuel themselves with a variety of foods, there are many ways to fuel a vehicle. In fact, the industrialized world experimented with different fuel options such as steam and electricity for a few decades being using petroleum-fueled combustion engines to move vehicles. Over a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[906,1067],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-innovation-2","category-transit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5438"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5441,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5438\/revisions\/5441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![Saskatoon Transit<\/a>, and at least 30% of the TTC bus fleet. Hybrid vehicles combine internal combustion – buses are usually diesel – with electric, to save in the range of 40 \u2013 50 % in fuel and emissions.<\/p>\nCompressed Natural Gas [CNG]<\/strong><\/p>\nSome transit companies have made the fuel switch to Compressed Natural Gas [CNG]. CNG is methane under pressure, and when used in a combustion engine it produces fewer greenhouse gases than gasoline, diesel and propane.<\/p>\nBiodiesel and propane<\/strong><\/p>\nThere are also biodiesel and propane, and while they are less common, biodiesel has been used successfully by some European transit services, and propane is a commonfuel for school buses.<\/p>\nElectric<\/strong><\/p>\nLast, but certainly not least, are electric-powered vehicles. These are becoming more popular and are considered by many transit agencies to be the future of transit. In Canada, transit fleets in Toronto<\/a>, Quebec City, Montreal, Windsor and Edmonton are purchasing or operating all-electric vehicles, and York Region has electricity in mind<\/a> as well.<\/p>\nAlternative fuels are already important for transit, and are a key part of a greener future.\u00a0 It may take time, but the vision is there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Blogpost by: Sara Grilli In the same way people choose to fuel themselves with a variety of foods, there are many ways to fuel a vehicle. In fact, the industrialized world experimented with different fuel options such as steam and electricity for a few decades being using petroleum-fueled combustion engines to move vehicles. Over a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[906,1067],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-innovation-2","category-transit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5438"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5441,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5438\/revisions\/5441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yrrtc.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}](\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saskatoon_Transit#\/media\/File:Saskatoon_Transit_hybrid_bus.JPG\"){kind=link}