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Yosemite to Adopt Hybrid-Powered Buses

.c The Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) - Hybrid engines using both diesel fuel and electric power will be used to run some buses in Yosemite National Park - a move aimed at curbing emissions in the nature preserve.

Eighteen of the new 40-foot buses are scheduled to go into service in the park in May 2005. All will operate with diesel-electric hybrid engines from General Motors Corp.

The new buses offer up to 60 percent greater fuel economy and 90 percent cleaner emissions than diesel buses. The diesel-electric hybrids are also quieter than traditional designs.

Hybrids draw power from two energy sources, typically a gas or diesel engine combined with an electric motor.

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General Motors Corp., www.gm.com

08/21/04 21:39 EDT

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