Scottish Buses Switch up to B30 Biofuel

Biofuels Engine Design, Business News/Analysis, Infrastructure, Scotland

October 30, 2012

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(The Green Car Website) Stagecoach buses in Scotland are cleaning up their act with a new blend of biofuel.
Some 530 buses and coaches in East Scotland area and almost 400 vehicles vehicles operating as part of the Stagecoach’s West Scotland business area are now using B30 fuel-a fuel blend consisting of 30 per cent biofuel and 70 per cent standard diesel. These buses previously used a mix of 5 per cent biofuel, but after calculating that the new fuel could cut emission by up to 22 per cent, the company decided to switch to a higher biofuel blend.
…Argent Energy and Stagecoach have worked together on a number of projects, including the launch of the UK’s first ever bio-buses in Kilmarnock in 2007, a fleet of nine buses which continue to operate using 100 per cent biofuel. READ MORE

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