AC Transit to conduct biodiesel trial in Bay Area

In California, AC Transit will test two alternative fuels in a pilot renewable fuel conversion program. The six-month program will test biodiesel and natural gas-to-liquid fuels in 22 buses and compare the results to the performance of ultra low-sulfur diesel.

The test is a joint effort by AC Transit, Chevron Products Co., and Cummins to study renewable fuels and bus performance under actual conditions.

This is the first major California fleet conversion announcement since Allied Waste said it would convert its 225 diesel garbage truck fleet to run on B20 last month. The Allied Waste conversion followed a two-month trial.

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