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Azure Showcases First Hybrid Electric CitiBus
Azure Dynamics Corp. unveiled its first hybrid
electric CitiBus in December at the Electric Drive
Transportation Association (EDTA) annual conference
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Attending
the unveiling was B.C. Environment Minister Barry
Penner (below, left) with Azure CEO Cam Deacon.
Azure announced the launch of its shuttle bus
program on July 21, 2005, with the sale of five
hybrid electric, 20-passenger shuttle buses to
The Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp.(BOEDC).
Azure’s hybrid electric CitiBus will employ
the same chassis and hybrid electric drive system
currently used in delivery vans supplied to other
Azure customers such as Purolator Courier Ltd.
The hybrid chassis is fitted with a conventional
shuttle bus body.
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