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MTA may test new hybrid electric buses

Library-quiet electric hybrid buses could be put to the test on city streets this fall.

Thirty futuristic-looking 40-foot buses will roll out on local routes in Manhattan beginning this September if the MTA board approves a $50 million-plus contract for a two-phase pilot project next week. If all goes well, the agency would then give the green light for the second phase, which would bring...

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