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May 17, 2008
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APTA > Industry Information > Transit Statistics > Bus and Trolleybus Statistics  

New Bus and Trolleybus Market by Power Source

New Bus and Trolleybus Market by Power Source, 2005-2010

 

BUILT IN 2005

ON ORDER JANUARY 2006

POTENTIAL ORDERS (a)

NUMBER

PER CENT

NUMBER

PER CENT

NUMBER

PER CENT

Total

2,995

100.0%

2,358

100.0%

6,952

100.0%

Biodiesel

44

1.5%

38

1.6%

181

2.6%

Clean diesel

36

1.2%

104

4.4%

173

2.5%

Compressed natural gas

638

21.3%

177

7.5%

760

10.9%

Diesel fuel

1,819

60.7%

1,602

67.9%

3,583

51.5%

Dual Power

362

12.1%

351

14.9%

536

7.7%

Gasoline

65

2.2%

22

0.9%

22

0.3%

Liquified natural gas

0

0.0%

10

0.4%

69

1.0%

All Others

31

1.0%

54

2.3%

12

0.2%

Undecided

NA

NA

NA

NA

1,616

23.2%

Source: APTA survey. Bus data are about 70% and trolleybus data 100% of national totals.
(a) DATA ARE TENTATIVE; SOME POTENTIAL ORDERS MAY NOT OCCUR.

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