Community Transit testing 60-foot electric bus [View all]

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Community Transit is kicking the tires of zero emissions transportation.

The bus, paratransit and vanpool service for most of Snohomish County is testing a 60-foot electric bus this year. It’s being leased for $132,000 from BYD, a Chinese company that builds buses in Lancaster, California.

The agency got the BYD K11M articulated bus, similar to the accordion-style buses on Swift lines, in January. Drivers and maintenance employees are familiarizing themselves with the new bus that runs on Snohomish County Public Utility District electricity instead of gasoline.

It’s the first part of a years-long process to plan for Community Transit’s transition from buses that run on diesel gasoline to either electric battery or hydrogen fuel cell.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/community-transit-testing-60-foot-electric-bus/