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Green Frog Hybrid Buses or simply Green Frog is an intercity bus company in the Philippines. It is the only bus company in the country that uses hybrid buses (or Euro 4 compliant electric hybrid, meaning it is simultaneously propelled by an electric motor and a diesel engine) that are environment-friendly.〔http://manilastandardtoday.com/2013/05/05/after-e-jeeps-hybrid-buses-hit-makati-streets/ After ‘e-jeeps’, hybrid buses hit Makati streets〕 Its first route goes from SM Mall of Asia in Pasay to Market! Market! in Bonifacio Global City via Macapagal Boulevard, Gil Puyat Avenue and Kalayaan Avenue.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Green Frog Hybrid Bus Route (MoA to C5/Buting) )〕 ==History== Green Frog was founded by Philip Go Apostol along with several friends who shared his vision of sustainable public transportation in March 2012. The bus company expanded into a booming business as the only first-world, safe, comfortable, reliable and environment-friendly hybrid bus company in the Philippines. He is a retired investment banker who studied (in an ivy league university), worked (as an equity trader, a restructuring & turnaround consultant and corporate finance adviser) and traveled extensively in the United States and Europe for some 25 years before returning to the Philippines. 2012, In a coffee shop in the Central Business District of Makati, he formulated his vision to establish safe, comfortable, reliable and environment friendly mass transportation.〔http://business.inquirer.net/146153/green-frog-teaches-us-how-commuting-should-be-done Green Frog teaches us how commuting should be done〕 Philip proceeded to research green mass transportation for over a year, made several visits overseas bus manufacturers, conducted countless inquires on Skype and emails to the manufacturers. The vision transformed from a pure electric model to a hybrid model. Without government subsidies, not only should the company provide safe, comfortable, reliable and environment friendly transportation, it has to be commercially viable. Armed with thorough research he then proceeded to raise funding for the pilot project. March 23, 2013 Green Frog's first two hybrid buses arrived in the Green Frog garage. The company screened, hired then trained drivers and conductors who would be the front line of this industry transforming start up. Philip strongly believes and practices a non discriminatory hiring policy. Only the best applicants are hired regardless of age, sex and religion. A TV reporter pointed out the almost all the pioneering team members were women (3 of 4 drivers, all the conductors, the office manager) only the maintenance technician and operations manager were men. Philip responded "I did not set out to hire only women. As I said, I hire only the best, it just so happened that in the pool of applicants the best were women." May 2, 2015 LTFRB grants Green Frog the first ever franchise for hybrid commuter buses in the country.〔https://ph.news.yahoo.com/ltfrb-approves-hybrid-bus-franchise-164104932.html〕 May 15, 2013 Green Frog rolled out the pilot project with 2 hybrid buses. The initial route started from LRT Gil Puyat Station in Pasay City to C-5/Buting in Makati City and vice versa. The commuter response was overwhelming. The company added three (3) buses every quarter to meet the ever increasing ridership. Along with the increase in buses, the route was also extended to serve its growing ridership. June 2013, one month into the Green Frog Hybrid Bus pilot project, ANC's Green Living ran a segment on the start up (forward to the 12th minute). In the interview Philip Apostol shared his vision for Green Frog and Philippine mass transportation. November 14, 2014 The first extension was to SM Mall of Asia in Pasay was launched. The second extension on February 9, 2015 to Market Market/Aura in Taguig completed the initial planned MoA-Aura route. April 2015, given the ever increasing demand, Green Frog started full weekend service. Now the residents of Pasay, Makati and Taguig enjoy first world transportation everyday. Without the benefit of dedicated bus lanes, Green Frog is able to maintain an interval of twenty (20) minutes plus/minute five (5) minutes. This service reliability along with the other innovations Green Frog introduced (dedicated bus stops, two door low floor buses, metro style seating for wider aisles, designated seats for the pwd, elderly and pregnant women, 8 cctvs per bus, tropical grade air conditioners, tap card payment system) make Green Frog Hybrid Buses truly world class. New routes have been applied for in 2015. These will be announced when all the government approvals are secured. 〔http://www.philstar.com/metro/2013/05/13/941413/hybrid-buses-ply-makatis-streets Hybrid buses to ply Makati’s streets〕 Green Frog plans to expand its operations 〔http://www.mb.com.ph/hybrid-bus-operator-to-invest-p1-2b-to-expand-fleet-routes/ Hybrid bus operator to invest P1.2B to expand fleet, routes〕 to 300 hybrid buses plying 20 routes in the next five years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Green Frog Hybrid Buses」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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