MOOver bus reacts to high gas prices
The Brattleboro Reformer reports that the Deerfield Valley Transit Association, a public transit agency that is also known as the MOOver because of its buses with Holstein motifs, will "cut a number of routes and trips in response to ever-rising fuel costs." The buses are free to ride and provide rides to and from Brattleboro. Because of rising fuel costs, however, bus service to Wardsboro will be cut indefinitely, service to East Dover will only be available during school days on a limited basis; and weekend service to Brattleboro from Wilmington will not be available for parts of the summer and winter. General Manager Randy Schoonmaker explained, "With relatively fixed grant funding, the only way to maintain a responsible budget is to cut costs, and for a public transit agency, the only way to cut costs is to cut service."
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MOOver to Transition to biodiesel
The Brattleboro Reformer reports that "facing skyrocketing fuel costs, the Deerfield Valley Transit Association, also known as The MOOver, is looking to biodiesel as a way to save money." Two MOOver mechanics, David Meeks and Glen Beattie, are spearheading the project. "Beginning Saturday, the MOOver plans to produce B100, or 100 percent refined vegetable oil with no diesel additive. The fuel does not affect horsepower or performance but does reduce emissions." The biodiesel for the buses "will be produced in the MOOver garage with an 85-gallon processor using used vegetable oil gathered from Mount Snow ski resort and other local restaurants. The project [will be] limited by the amount of oil the company can collect."