NJ Transit's first electric bus debuted Tuesday and NJ Advance Media took a ride on the machine expected to help reduce pollution.
was applauded at a ceremony at the Newton Avenue garage in Camden Tuesday morning and again after dignitaries took a ride as it glided silently on the city’s side streets.
The bus is the first of eight new electric buses that will undergo a year’s worth of real world testing in Camden. Passengers won’t mistake it for any other type of bus as the body is green with white lettering on the roof proclaiming “it’s electric.”Besides being quiet and smooth, the big difference for Shawn M. LaTourette, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection, is what was missing from the rear of the bus.
“I thank NJ Transit for doing this, so now people can breathe easier, that’s why we’re electrifying our bus fleet whether it’s a school bus or a transit bus,” LaTourette said. “By transitioning to zero emissions vehicles, we can have a better environment.”
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