CDTA to launch electric buses next summer

AlbanyThe first all-electric buses will be hitting the streets of the Capital Region next summer, according to the Capital District Transportation Authority.On Wednesday, CTDA officials approved the purchase of four such 38-seat buses from the Alabama-based New Flyer Corp. under a $3.9 million contract, said CDTA CEO Carm Basile.The buses will be delivered in early summer, and after a preparation period should be put into service shortly after that, Basil said."We will not be pinpointing the new