By Michael M. Grynbaum for the New York Times
A DesignLine bus, which operates on a spinning turbine that recharges a lithium-ion battery.
Any New Yorker who has ridden a city bus might be forgiven for believing a banshee is buried under the floorboards. Engines idle at an alarmingly high volume, and acceleration is often accompanied by a symphony of cracks and snaps, the squeals of aging machinery with little eagerness to perform its assigned task.
New Buses Bring Silence to the Streets
By Michael M. Grynbaum for the New York Times
A DesignLine bus, which operates on a spinning turbine that recharges a lithium-ion battery.
Any New Yorker who has ridden a city bus might be forgiven for believing a banshee is buried under the floorboards. Engines idle at an alarmingly high volume, and acceleration is often accompanied by a symphony of cracks and snaps, the squeals of aging machinery with little eagerness to perform its assigned task.
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