The city’s first all-electric buses are set to hit the streets Tuesday, state officials said.
The MTA buses will travel on the B32 route that goes between Brooklyn and Queens and the M42 and M50 routes in Midtown, according to Gov. Cuomo’s office.
The zero-emissions buses, which the city will test for three years, are quieter than gas guzzlers, added Cuomo, who announced the leasing deal.
“As we overhaul and reimagine the MTA, we have an opportunity to not only modernize our bus fleet but to also reduce emissions that impact the environment and public health,” Cuomo said in a statement. “This new program helps the MTA secure a cleaner and greener future while leveraging the latest in innovative advancements to push New York’s transit systems into the future.”
The MTA has also ordered 110 compressed-natural-gas buses that will run between the Bronx and Brooklyn.
If the MTA likes the results of the electric buses, it will order another 60, Cuomo said.