Thomas Built Buses will expand its alternative-powered product offerings with production of a Minotour school bus fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG). The new Type A CNG Minotour, which will be converted by IMPCO Automotive, will utilize a GM 6-liter engine on the OEM’s 4,500 series cutaway chassis. The 30-passenger bus will have Type 1 CNG tanks with a 26 gasoline-gallon equivalent fuel capacity.
The Thomas Built lineup also includes the propane-fueled Minotour and HDX CNG models. A propane-fueled offering of the Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 bus will be available in early 2014 as well.
