Vacaville to purchase natural gas buses

Vacaville to purchase natural gas buses
Daily Republic staff | June 25, 2008

VACAVILLE - The days are numbered for the city's diesel buses, which will be replaced by Compressed Natural Gas buses in 2009.

The Vacaville City Council approved the purchase of 10 new buses at its meeting Tuesday night. Once the new buses arrive, the city's entire 15-bus fleet will be running on natural gas.

The buses will save the city more than $100,000 a year in fuel expenses and allow the City Coach system to expand its services, Transit Manager Brian McLean said in a press release.

The natural gas buses are expected to arrive in October 2009.