MAINE PUBLIC • September 25, 2023
Acadia National Park is in the midst of testing electric buses on its Island Explorer bus routes. The 32 buses in Acadia's Island Explorer fleet carry as many as 650,000 passengers annually. Since 1999, they've been powered by propane, in an effort to reduce emissions. This month, the National Park Service is taking the first step toward electric buses, testing out models by two different manufacturers in a pilot project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Transportation. The early results are promising.