Collins Announces Hybrid-Electric Type A

April 9, 2009

With an announced partnership between Collins Bus Corporation and Azure Dynamics, the first-ever Ford-certified Type-A hybrid-electric school bus is bound for roads. Designs for the vehicle promise a fuel economy of up to 40 percent.

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