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Westchester Adds 78 Diesel-Electric Buses Westchester Adds 78 Diesel-Electric Buses
Westchester Adds 78 Diesel-Electric Buses With clean air, safety and performance at the forefront – County Executive George Latimer announced on Tuesday, Sept. 25 that the County’s Bee-Line Bus fleet adding with 78 diesel-electric buses next year.  The 60-foot transit buses with multiple security cameras are provided by New Flyer of America, Inc., with a battery electric component supplied by BAE Systems’ Power & Propulsion Division.  Over time, the hybrid buses will save the County more than 850,000 gallons of fuel, while preventing 12,400 tons of greenhouse gas emissions from polluting the environment, officials said. And Wes…

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by Jon Craig