GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A fleet of red Hope Network buses idles outside the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, ready to take Ms. Wheelchair America contestants out on the town.

The unassuming transports look like any other fully accessible bus, but reports highlight a statewide trend toward the vehicles’ clean emission and quiet hum.

Hope Network Transportation is one of several transit agencies recognized for revolutionizing community transit in Michigan with a growing propane-powered fleet that provides critical mobility services to people in need.

There are about 500 propane transit buses deployed across more than 15 agencies statewide, according to Roush CleanTech, a Livonia-based company responsible for designing and building propane engine systems.

“Our state’s transit agenc

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