Tampa Bay school gets pair of plug-in hybrid buses

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From a kid’s perspective, we’re sure they’d much rather be cruising on the iPod-equipped bus than a vanilla version that gets significantly better mileage, but regardless, a Tampa Bay school will become the first to receive a pair of hybrid buses to shuttle students around while saving between 70 and 100-percent in fuel costs. The vehicles can be fully charged in around six hours, and while the aforementioned improvements are only so drastic for the first “50 miles or so,” it’s certainly not a bad start. ‘Course, school district officials are hoping that fuel savings will eventually lead to more money for classroom improvements, but we reckon it’ll be quite some time before the savings on fuel overtakes the up front cost of these (presumably pricey) machines. Click on for a peek at the video.

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