St. Cloud Metro Bus Reveals Compressed Natural Gas Buses
St. Cloud Metro Bus unveiled a new line of clean fuel buses Friday, May 16. The buses are possible with the help from Senator Amy Klobuchar who presented the business with the $3.35 million U.S. Department of Transportation Clean Fuels grant with former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in 2012.
The compressed natural gas (CNG) project will include the purchase of 23 new fixed route and six paratransit buses, making Metro Bus the first public transit agency in Minnesota to have a bus fleet fueled by CNG. Metro Bus Executive Director Ryan Daniel, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis were among those who spoke at the conference.
