CA: Long Beach Unveils its New Battery-Operated Buses

Long Beach Transit’s new battery-electric buses — scheduled to be in service in about two months — made their public debut Monday.

The transit provider parked a pair of the new zero-emissions vehicles near the crossing of First Street and Promenade in downtown Long Beach on a sweltering Monday morning before giving assembled dignitaries and the curious a chance to escape the heat by taking a short ride in one of the air-conditioned vehicles.

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