C-TRAN's "Breath easy..." Bus on Display

C-TRAN’s “Breathe easy…” Bus on Display

For immediate release: April 5, 2007

Vancouver, WA: On Tuesday, April 10, C-TRAN’s “Breathe easy…” bus was exhibited at the monthly C-TRAN Board meeting at the Public Services Center, located at 1300 Franklin Street in Vancouver.

Part of a pilot project, the “Breathe easy…” bus runs on 100 percent biodiesel fuel, also called B100, resulting in a 100 percent reduction in its carbon and sulfur dioxide emissions; the main components in green house gases. C-TRAN is believed to be the only transit agency on the West Coast to have a revenue fleet vehicle using B100.

Since 2006, C-TRAN has made incremental changes to the types of fuels and engine components it uses to help reduce harmful emissions. It started through a partnership with the Southwest Clean Air Agency to retrofit all of its buses to run on ultra low-sulfur diesel. In early 2007, C-TRAN introduced the use of B5, a 5 percent biodiesel blend, throughout its entire fleet. The combination of these two fuels has resulted in a 90 percent reduction in harmful carbon and sulfur dioxide emissions fleet-wide. “C-TRAN is proud to do its part in improving regional air quality through the use of renewable fuels and other technologies,” stated C-TRAN Board of Directors Chair Tim Leavitt.

In addition to the B100 pilot project, C-TRAN is eagerly anticipating the delivery of twelve, 40-foot electric hybrid vehicles, scheduled to arrive in the Spring of 2008.

More information on C-TRAN’s fuel facts is available during Tuesday night’s bus display at the C-TRAN Board meeting.

C-TRAN provides 26 local and commuter routes, plus five Connector service areas in the cities of Camas, Battle Ground, La Center, Ridgefield, and the Town of Yacolt. For more information on C-TRAN call the Passenger Service Office at (360) 695-0123.

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