Yonkers-based Liberty Lines and the Westchester County Bee-Line bus system it operates were among the New York Metro area transit services that had to shut down the night of Sept. 1 and into Sept. 2 because of the torrential rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.
There was extensive road flooding and traffic gridlock, with route detours expected to continue as the storm clean-up progressed. The disruption gave bus system and county officials an extra day to ponder the arrival of the first of six all-electric buses for the Bee-Line fleet. A welcoming ceremony for the new vehicle had been held at the Bee-Line bus depot in Valhalla before the rains came.
The buses are manufactured by New Flyer, a subsidiary of NFI Group, the largest transit bus manufacturer in North America. Its primary factory is in Anniston, Alabama.
The all-electric buses are powered by high-energy batteries and a full charge that can keep the buses running for about 200 miles takes just about four hours. The batteries are made using a combination of lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt.
The first of the all-electric buses is 35 feet in length. There will be another 35-footer, and the remaining four all-electric buses in the county’s order will be 40 feet in length. The first bus had a price tag of $969,028. The New York State Energy Research and Development Agency is providing a total of $1.3 million to help pay for four of the buses.
The New York Power Authority (NYPA), which has its headquarters in...
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