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Green Travel: Denali Busses Gearing up to Go Green

July 23, 2008 at 11:45 AM | 0 Comments

Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska usually doesn't let visitors drive themselves around park roads, instead offering bus service to transport people through the tundra in search of grizzly bears, moose, sheep and views of Mt. McKinley. But park concessioner Doyon/Aramark realized that by using hybrid busses instead of the diesel models currently in service, they could both cut fuel costs and go a little bit more green.

Park officials are trying out one hybrid this summer to see how it compares to the current fleet of 110 diesel busses. The diesel-electric ride uses up to 70 percent less fuel than those currently in use, thereby lowering carbon, nitrogen and particulate emissions. As an added bonus, the hybrids are far quieter than their diesel counterparts.

Here's hoping the hybrids catch on and take a little attention away from another notable bus in Alaska.

Related Stories:
· Denali National Park & Preserve [Official Site]
· Alaska National Park Tests Hybrid [AP, via]
· National Parks coverage [Jaunted]

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