A-B-Q-RIDE CUSTOMERS COULD GET A REAL CHARGE OUT OF THIS ON THURSDAY. THE CITY’S TRANSIT DEPARTMENT IS TESTING A COUPLE OF ALL-ELECTRIC BUSES. ONE IS A 40 FOOT MODEL, THE OTHER IS 60 FEET.
SPOKESMAN RICK DE REYES SAYS THEY’RE USING A 60-FOOT ARTICULATED BUS, LIKE THOSE THEY USE ON THEIR RAPID RIDE ROUTES. IT’LL BE ON THEIR 766 RED LINE RAPID RIDE ROUTE.
THE BUSES ARE BEING LOANED TO A-B-Q-RIDE BY THE MANUFACTURER. DE REYES SAYS SIMILAR BUSES ARE IN SERVICE IN OTHER CITIES, BOTH IN THE U-S AND OVERSEAS. HE TELLS US THIS IS SIMPLY A CHANCE TO EVALUATE THE BUSES TO SEE HOW THEY PERFORM IN REAL WORLD CONDITIONS.
