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Vilnius leads with biofriendly buses

Aug 19, 2004
From wire reports

VILNIUS - Over half the vehicles in use at Vilniaus Autobusai (Vilnius Buses), the public transport operator, now run on ecologically friendly biodiesel fuel, the municipal company announced last week.According to a company official, older buses - Soviet-made Ikaruses - were the first to be adapted to the new fuel, while the 30 Volvos obtained in recent years will be next. A total of 136 buses out of 210 that operated on Vilnius streets on Aug. 13 ran on biofuel, Arturas Zuokas, mayor of Vilnius ...

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