Unless, of course, the break-even point was within acceptable limits (including maintenance savings). I don't know how much fuel a city bus burns, so I don't really have insight as to whether this is or is not a rationale for it. And comparing percentages to absolute, unitted numbers is plain futile.
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Originally Posted by xcel
Hi Lars-ss:
___The fatal flaw in the above …
___The person or person(s) that made the Hybrid bus purchase decision(s) given the initial costs by comparison are lucky they still have jobs if in fact they do. If it were my town, I would demand that the individual be let go for fiscal Maleficience given the lowly 10% increase in FE and 20% lower emissions for that kind of price delta …
___Good Luck
___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
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