The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority is testing a new low-floor hybrid-electric bus on selected crosstown routes. The new bus uses a diesel turbine engine, which produces alternating current to charge the battery. “The bus is revolutionary,” said Joseph J. Smith, senior vice president for New York City Transit’s Department of Buses. “It has no starter, no transmission, no water pump and no engine radiator, which should help us significantly reduce our maintenance costs.” Link to full story in The New York Times.
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