northwichcat
Veteran Member
ITV News said:Bus company Arriva has spent £2m on a fleet buses which will be powered by landfill-produced gas.
The investment will see the introduction of 21 gas engine buses after a successful trial of the technology in the North West this year.
The gas buses will enter service at the start of 2013.
Mike Cooper, managing director of Arriva UK Bus, said: "As one of the largest bus companies in the UK we are committed to leading the way when it comes to using technology to deliver solid benefits to our customers, the environment and our stakeholders.
"The buses have been specially designed for the UK market and, as they run on Bio-gas, provide a carbon neutral solution to the environmental challenges we face as a transport provider in the 21st century.
"The 21 new gas buses and our order of 153 hybrid vehicles is only one element of our strategy for improving our environmental impact.
http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2012-10-31/arriva-buys-rubbish-fuelled-buses-after-north-west-trial/
I liked the sound of road vehicles running on cocoa waste better - although it might make the passengers hungry!