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SSA climbs aboard the electric buses
Ferry service to purchase three buses with assistance of settlement funds.
Updated @ 7:45 pm
The Steamship Authority is purchasing three electric buses from BYD USA for $2.95 million, but will offset that cost with reimbursements of $875,000 from a combination of government settlements with Volkswagen and a federal grant, general manager Robert Davis said.
The bus contract was approved by a unanimous vote of the SSA board Monday morning. Davis said it will take 12 to 14 months to get the vehicles.
The buses are the first electric buses purchased by the SSA, though it did test the technology with the assistance of the Vineyard Transit Authority. During that test, a bus was able to operate a full eight-hour shift and still have about 20 percent of its battery capacity left, Davis said.
By WXTK News
Jan 13, 2021
The Falmouth Police Department says a horse was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday night.
The horse had reportedly gotten loose and was hit near the intersection of Sandwich and Thomas Landers roads at around 6:00.
A second loose horse was secured.
The incident is being investigated by Falmouth Marine and Environmental Services and the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture.
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