The New York MTA is beginning an electric bus pilot program that will launch with a total of 10 buses in December 2017. As part of the new pilot, the MTA has secured board approval to lease the first five electric buses. A lease for an additional five buses will be presented to the MTA Board later this year.
The pilot program will test the performance of these electric buses in New York City and evaluate the results to determine future orders of all-electric buses.
