The total authorized amount, based on both finance and proposed planning miles, is not to exceed $4,122,082. The one-year contract began October 1, helping DART achieve fuel price stability needed in the current 20-year financial plan for their 674 CNG buses.
In 2009, DART officially approved the use of CNG as the fuel type for the agency's buses and constructed fueling station at bus facilities. The CNG fleet was fully deployed in the fall of 2012.
Advantages of CNG
There are a number of different advantages of compressed natural gas. In addition to being an abundant fuel source, CNG offers the following benefits: - Cost Savings: CNG is a cheaper alternative to fuel sources like liquid natural gas (LNG) and propane
- Eco-Friendly: CNG is the cleanest transportation fuel on the market with 90 percent less particulate emissions than diesel; offers the ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the fuel lifecycle
- Efficient
- Price Stable: CNG offers a stable and predictable fuel price
- Safer: CNG is safer than other fuel sources like LNG and diesel
If there is a leak, fuels like LNG and Diesel remain on the ground before evaporating; CNG evaporates immediately.
